Novo Atlantico

Description:

Shot in Dakar, Senegal—right across from Gorée Island, a haunting symbol of the transatlantic slave trade—the film isn’t just set there; the location becomes a character in the story. Novo Atlantico bridges Dakar and Brazil, delving into their shared history across the Atlantic Ocean. At its core, it’s a meditation on marronnage—the act of escaping enslavement—and quilombos, the self-sustaining communities founded by Afro-Brazilians, Indigenous people, and others who resisted oppression.