PRODUCED BY GABRIELLA WATSON-BURKETT

PRODUCED FOR PHILLYCAM/ATRÉVETE

Producer Gabriela Watson-Burkett visited the northeast region of Philadelphia, where the Brazilian community is located. She interviewed Amabilis Silva, owner of Picanha Grill restaurant and Felipe Haubrich, CEO/Publisher of the magazine Alô Você.

PRODUCED BY GABRIELLA WATSON-BURKETT

PRODUCED FOR PHILLYCAM/ATRÉVETE

Interview with Dr. Sharelle Barber, director of the documentary I, Black Women Resist on Marielle Franco's legacy. The segment also features an interview with Vashti DuBois, Founder of the Colored Girls Museum. Marielle Franco was an Afro-Brazilian Activist who fought for racial and social inequality murdered in 2018.

DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT

CREATIVE PRODUCED BY MELISSA BEATRIZ

Baobab Flowers (Documentary, 40 min, Brazil/USA) is a personal documentary that blends poetic and observational footage following the journey of two high school teachers: Storm Foreman (Nyanza Bandele) in Philadelphia, United States, and Priscila Dias in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Director, Gabriela Watson-Burkett, immerses herself in a journey to make the connections between communities of the African Diaspora.

CO-DIRECTED AND CO-EDITED BY MELISSA BEATRIZ

PRODUCED FOR MEDIA MOBILIZING PROJECT

Every day, Celia Mota’s only option is to drive without a license, risking deportation and separation from her family. When Celia’s brother-in-law was wrongfully arrested four years ago, she and her sister Alejandra Mota found hope and faith with New Sanctuary Movement. After winning a multi-year court battle to keep their family together, they decided to fight for other people in their situation. Now they are leading a campaign for driver’s licenses for all Pennsylvanians, regardless of immigration status.