Event

Summer of the Gods - ADIFF NY 2014

Shown with Open Arms, Closed Doors & The Exception and the Rule

Mon, Dec. 8 @ 3PM Quad

BLACKS IN LATIN AMERICA

THREE VOICES OF BRAZIL

The Summer of the Gods revolves around Lili, a six year old Afro-Brazilian who unites with her native religious ancestry on a summer visit to her family's rural village. Soon after arriving in Northeast Brazil, where Afro-Brazilian religious traditions still endure, Lili encounters Orishas. As these African deities help her cope with a gift that has previously vexed her, Lili's grandmother upholds Afro-Brazilian religious practices as a revered local priestess. To ensure that these customs carry on after her grandmother passes, the gifted Lili is led on a mystic and supernatural adventure of initiation.

Directed by Eliciana Nascimento, 2014, Brazil/USA, Drama, Portuguese with English subtitles