The First Women (As Primeiras)
March 31 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Director: Adriana Yañez
2024 Brazil | 78 minutes
When women’s football is outlawed in Brazil in 1941, the game is forced into the shadows until its re-legalization in 1979. This documentary follows the first players to return to professional competition, who were discovered young and asked to love a sport that did not love them back. Through archival photographs, headlines, and wide-ranging interviews, the film moves between past and present, revealing the cost of exclusion and the endurance of passion. A quiet act of resistance, and a testament to why these women and their game still matter. Audience Jury Best Film Award, 2024 Triadentes Film Festival; SoFoot award (Best Film), 2024 Thinking Football Film Festival; Best Feature Film, 2023 CINEfoot International Football Film Festival.
Other films by Adriana Yañez:
- A Crime Amongst Us (2020)
- Lampião’s Sandal (2014)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/W3degIAnQgU
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Organizers:
UWM Student Union
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Categories:
Arts and Culture, Connect, Fair/Festival, Film/Screening, Prepare, Public, Student Life, Students, Thrive
Location: Cinema
2200 East Kenwood Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States
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