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Dry Ground Burning

November 19, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Free

A lightning rod dispatch from contemporary—and maybe future—Brazil, this astonishing mix of documentary and speculative fiction takes place in the nearly postapocalyptic environs of the Sol Nascente favela in Brasilia. Here, fearsome outlaw Chitara leads an all-female gang that siphons and steals precious oil from the authoritarian, militarized government, while her sister, recently released from prison, is brought into the criminal enterprise. Working together as directors for the first time, Queirós and Pimenta effortlessly combine dramatized narrative with electrifying captured footage, which integrates the characters into rallies against Bolsonaro and fervent religious services.

(Joana Pimenta, Adirley Queirós, Brazil, Portuguese w/ Eng subs, 153 min, 2022, Digital)

Details

Date:
November 19, 2022
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Union Cinema
Phone
414-229-4070
Email
cinema@uwm.edu

Venue

Mitchell Hall, Room B91
3203 N Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States
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