Interview with Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster for Afrolink: “Film is politics. We want to support a movement where Afro-descendants do not beg to be seen.”

Watch part of the interview with filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster, conducted by journalist Paula Cardoso, from the Afrolink portal. The conversation with the award-winning documentary makers took place as part of the “Democracy in Action” (DiA) project, developed by a European consortium that includes, in Portugal, CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG, University of Lisbon.

In Lisbon, more than simply showcasing their work — screened at the Centro Cultural Cabo Verde and Mbongi 67 — Michèle and Joe led an intensive documentary filmmaking training course exclusively for African and Afro-descendant videomakers. Closely followed by Afrolink as a DiA partner, the initiative fulfils one of the filmmakers’ key goals: to support emerging Black creators and their projects, both locally and globally.

Watch part of the interview below

Continue reading on Afrolink (in Portuguese only): https://www.afrolink.pt/historias/michele-stephenson-e-joe-brewster-querem-apoiar-movimento-afrodescendente-no-cinema