Kbela (2015)
23m
Running Time
September 12, 2015Release Date
Plot.
Kbela is an experience of being a woman and becoming black. The film’s screenplay is based on the tale of MC K-Bela, which tells the story of a black girl, a resident of Rio’s Baixada Fluminense region, who went through a process of whitening during her life and decided to liberate herself from this, letting her natural hair grow again, getting rid of chemical interference.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Monique Rocco
Actress
Isabél Zuaa
Actress
Yasmin Thayná
Director
Erika Candido
Producer
Felipe Drehmer
Cinematographer
Ana Almeida
Art Direction
Rafael Todeschini
Editor
Letícia Santiago
Assistant Director
Bia Pimenta
Assistant Art Director
Camila de Alexandre
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Piu Gontijo
Hair Setup
Macela Domingos
Costume Design
Vinicius Couto
Costume Design
Alile Dara Onawale
Still Photographer
Douglas Bolzan
Producer / Electrician
Monica Ávila
Music
Thomas Harres
Music
Tiago Emanuel
Sound Editor / Sound mixer / Sound Recordist
Tatyane Menendes
Storyboard
Arthur Lestak
Storyboard
Karima Shehata
Cinematography
Paula Ordonhes
Post Production Supervisor
Tabatta Martins
Electrician
André Martins
Best Boy Electric
Marcelly Knowles Jackson
Carlacris Campos
Dai Ramos
Dandara Raimundo
Lívia Laso
Ana Magalhães
Music
Ana Beatriz Silva
Music
Thamyris Capela
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 2015
StatusReleased
Running Time23m
Wiki.
Kbela, is a 2015 Brazilian short film directed by Yasmin Thayna. The film focused on racism that permeates the lives of black women in Brazil.The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. The film was released in The Netherlands on 24 January 2019 at International Film Festival Rotterdam. On 28 October 2019, it was released at North Carolina Latin American Film Festival, USA. In 2017, the film received the Best African Diaspora Short Film Award from the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).