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Requiem for Moïse

Directed by Caio Barretto Briso, Susanna Lira

  • Documentary
  • 2026
  • 19 min
  • Brazil
  • LABRFF Orlando 2026
Saturday May 9 5:30 PM

Part of a program of 4 films.

About the film

Synopsis: The story of the immigrant boy who finds his hope for building a life in Brazil and ends up being murdered by baseball bat in the sidewalk in front of a famous beach in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Latin America. Moïses’s case exposed the racism and humiliation experienced by african refugees in Brazil.

Director
Caio Barretto Briso, Susanna Lira
Screenwriter
Ítalo Rocha
Producers
Susanna Lira, Tito Gomes
Genre
Drama, Biography, Human Rights, Immigration, Racism
Portuguese title
Réquiem para Moïse

In this session

Sat, May 9 · 5:30 PM

  1. Requiem for Moïse

    Caio Barretto Briso, Susanna Lira · Documentary · 19 min

    This film

  2. Vúpuxuvuko

    Dannon Lacerda · Short · 15 min

    Then

  3. The Carnations

    Renan Amaral · Short · 14 min

    Then

  4. The Dream Of Swans

    Marcelo Szykman · Short · 20 min

    Then

Total running time 1h 8m.

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