"São Palco - Afropolitan City" award ceremony featured in Jornal da USP and podcast Intérpretes do Brasil Contemporâneo interviews the film's director, protagonist and editor

"São Palco - Cidade Afropolitana" was recently awarded the best feature film (voted by the public) at the 14th Mostra Ecofalante de Cinema, the main event for socio-environmental audiovisual productions in South America. The award, highlighted by Jornal da USP, recognizes the relevance of the feature film, which portrays how African artists who arrived in São Paulo in the last decade face the challenges of living in a new country and what they express in their works.

Rose Satiko Hikiji, co-director of the film and coordinator of LISA, emphasizes that the award demonstrates that university audiovisual production is capable of going beyond the walls of the University and reaching a wide audience, which recognizes the merit of the film.

The African creative diaspora in São Paulo was also the focus of the podcast "Interpreters of Contemporary Brazil" recorded on May 14, 2025. The episode "Afropolitan Art: Anthropological Readings" brings together anthropologist Rose Satiko, artist and protagonist of São Palco - Cidade Afropolitana, Shambuyi Wetu, and Ricardo Dionisio, audiovisual specialist at LISA and editor of the film. The interview is conducted by Júlio César Suzuki, professor at the Department of Geography at USP, and Paola Ferreira Rosa, journalist at Folha de S. Paulo. The program is the result of a partnership between the School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH-USP) and Folha de S. Paulo. In it, professors from the School are invited to offer in-depth analyses on a variety of topics. Access the full article in Jornal da USP: https://jornal.usp.br/diversidade/filme-ultrapassa-os-muros-da-universi…
Watch the full episode of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBQa8-6cKzo