La Negrada internationally as Black Mexicans, is a 2018 Mexican drama film directed by Jorge Pérez Solano and produced by César Gutiérrez Miranda for Tirisia Cine.[1][2][3][4] It is the first Mexican fiction movie with all Afro-Mexican cast in Mexico. The film has been shot in and around small towns throughout Costa Chica, Oaxaca.[5]
| La Negrada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jorge Pérez Solano |
| Written by | Jorge Pérez Solano |
| Produced by | César Gutiérrez Miranda |
| Cinematography | César Gutiérrez Miranda |
| Music by | Esteban Zuñiga |
Production company | Tirisia Cine |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film has its premier on 18 August 2018 in The United States. The film received critical acclaim and later won the Best Cinematography Award at the 2018 Guadalajara International Film Festival.[5]
International screenings
edit- African Diaspora Film Festival, USA – 18 August 2018
- Centro Cultural de España, Uruguay – 1 July 2019
- Hola Mexico Film Festival, USA – 4 June 2020
References
edit- ^ "La Negrada". filmaffinity. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "An Interview With The Filmmaker Behind 'La Negrada'—The First Feature Film Starring an All Afro-Mexican Cast". okayafrica. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "La Negrada". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "La Negrada: Anti-Blackness under the guise of visibility". mujeresenmedio. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b "'La Negrada' Is Mexico's First-Ever Fiction Film to Have an All-Black Cast". remezcla. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.