Meu nome é Bagdá
Drama | Directed by Caru Alvez de Souza | 2020 | Brazil | Portuguese with English subtitles | 96 min.
Baghdad is a 17-year-old female skater, who lives in a working-class neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Baghdad skateboards with a group of male friends and spends a lot of time with her family and with her mother's friends. Together, the women around her form a network of people who are out of the ordinary. When Baghdad meets a group of female skateboarders, her life suddenly changes. Winner of Berlinale 2020 Generation 14Plus.
“A collage of a peripheral neighbourhood with all the messiness that entails - police brutality, sexual assault, homophobia, women right to protest – and also the power of family, of female friendship and community.” Josefina Trorra, Co-Screenwriter
This program is co-presented by the Boston Latino International Film Festival.