NCLAFF: BAY OF ALL SAINTS/ BAHIA DE TODOS OS SANTOS

Full Frame Theatre, American Tobacco Campus. Durham. 7:00pm. BAIA DE TODOS OS SANTOS | BAY OF ALL SAINTS. Annie Eastman / US/Brazil / 2012 / 74 min. Portugese with English subtitles. In Salvador, Bahia, next to one of Brazil's wealthiest cities, generations of impoverished families have lived in a community of palafitas, shacks built on stilts over the ocean bay. Under a government program to reclaim and restore the bay, hundreds of families face forced relocation. The stories of Geni, Jesus, and Doña Maria, three single mothers and their families shape this film¿s narrative as they confront uncertainty and insecurity. Each woman offers a perspective of hope and self-determination, often graced by humor, in facing frequently dire circumstances. As their community is almost completely torn down and paved over, each begins to fight anew for the future. Filmed over six years, this extraordinary documentary offers fresh insights into environmental justice and notions of home for citizens bypassed by Brazil¿s economic boom. With the 2014 World Cup and the Olympics ahead, this is an essential film for understanding a country that is in the world spotlight.* Introduced by Gustavo Furtado, Romance Studies. Duke University. Latin American Film Festival (Free and open to the public)