Name: Film Screening of Independência (2015), followed by a Q&A with the Director
Start: 2025-10-01T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-01T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 159 George Street, Providence, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02906

$Film Screening of Independ\u00eancia (2015), followed by a Q&A with the Director$

Join us on Wednesday, October 1st for a film screening of Independência (2015), followed by a Q&A with the director, Fradique. This event is part of a series hosted by the Department of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Commemorating 50 Years of Independence in Lusophone Africa.
About the Film
Independência retraces Angola’s path from colonial subjugation to sovereignty, drawing on memories of the liberation struggle and its key moments. On November 11, 1975, after fourteen years of armed resistance against Portuguese rule, the nation finally proclaimed its independence.
About the Director
Fradique is an Angolan filmmaker and curator, acclaimed for Air Conditioner (MUBI, 2021), a poetic fusion of dystopia, sci-fi, and magical realism. A passionate advocate for Global South cinema, he has served on selection committees for Berlinale (Panorama) and Locarno (Open Doors), and has mentored emerging filmmakers through the European Film Market and the Rough Cut Lab. He is a member of the Science New Wave and a fellow of Global Media Makers and Film Independent. Fradique is an alumnus of the New York Film Academy (2006) and the Academy of Art University (BFA, 2010). In 2023, he received the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Fellowship to develop his new feature, Hold Time for Me.
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This event is hosted by the Department of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies and co-sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD).