The Summer of Gods - L.A. Screening
Callie Rose Literary Arts Cafe' Friday, November 7, 2014 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PST) Los Angeles, CA
Join us for an evening celebrating the Afro-Brazilian culture through dance, film, and dialogue. Invited guests include Ijo Emi Dance Company (www.rachelhernandezdance.com), Awo Falokun Fasegun (www.ojiseegun.com), and The Summer of Gods filmmaker Eliciana Nascimento (www.thesummerofgods.com).
The Summer of Gods is a short film about a young girl named Lili who unites with her Afro-Brazilian religious ancestry on a summer visit with family to their ancestral village in rural Brazil. During her stay, she encounters Orishas (African gods) who help her find peace with a gift that has previously vexed her. The film is set in the Northeast of Brazil where Afro-Brazilian religious traditions remain strong. Lili's Grandma upholds Orisha traditions as an admired local priestess, but to ensure these traditions carry on after she passes, the gifted Lili is led on a mystical adventure of initiation through a nearby forest.
The Summer of Gods Los Angeles premiere is being brought to you by Callie Rose Literary Arts Cafe www.CallieRoseLA.com and Inglewood Cultural Arts www.inglewoodculturalarts.org/.
Sponsorship packages are available in the $2500 and $5000 ranges. If interested please contact Alisa Orduna at (424) 227-7753 or via email at CallieRoseCafe@gmail.com.