Documentary Film Title: Black Lives Matter in Latin America.

Brief Description: This documentary includes footage of protests to combat police brutality and harassment of Afro-Brazilians and interviews with key leaders and scholars in the fight for human rights in Brazil. It also includes interviews with scholars and activists from Peru and Argentina as well as experts on Latin America located in the USA. Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour discusses the history of Black resistance since the time of enslavement as well as the need for Afro-descendants to come together to strategize methods to combat racism as a collective. This documentary tells the story of the violence and marginalization Black people face throughout Latin America, the efforts they have taken to overcome them, including solidarity and displays moments of joy when connecting with each other.

Executive Producer’s Bio: Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, PhD is Professor and Dan T. Blue Endowed Chair of Political Science at North Carolina Central University. She studies Afro-Brazilian political behavior, race, gender, and social policies in Brazil. In 2023, she published “The Politics of Survival: The Political Opinions of Social Welfare Beneficiaries in Brazil and the USA” (Columbia University Press). She is co-editor of “Black Lives Matter in Latin America (2024).” She holds the PhD in political science from the University of Chicago and a BA from Duke University.

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