CINEMA, WOMEN AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY: THE (NON) BELONGING TO THE TERRITORY
Name: KAROLYNE MENDES GOMES
Publication date: 18/12/2023
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| GABRIELA SANTOS ALVES | Advisor |
Summary: This dissertation analyzes the technical, aesthetic and resignification strategies
of female action in the urban spaces of cities in recent productions of
contemporary Brazilian documentary cinema. In this scenario, the film analysis of
three documentaries is initially of interest: at the national level, Chega de Fiu Fiu
(2018), by Amanda Kamanchek Lemos and Fernanda Frazão and Afeto (2019)
by Gabriela Gaia Meirelles and Tainá Medina, and Riscadas (2019) , by Karol
Mendes , in the local clipping. The films deal with the right to the city and the
experiences of female bodies in public spaces, using different aesthetic
resources and promoting debate on the topic. It is based on the theoretical
framework composed of reflections on Brazilian documentary cinema, the right to
the city and contemporary feminist theory, especially the issue of harassment in
the studies of Joice Berth and Djamila Ribeiro. Under a race perspective, it also
addresses reflection on the plurality of the feminist movement, based on studies
by bell hooks and Audre Lorde, taking into account the narrative construction of
each work. Based on a bibliographical review and film analysis, the aim is also to
expose the action of cinema as a narrative potential for the debate on gender
issues.
