{"id":150805,"date":"2021-03-22T10:59:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=150805"},"modified":"2021-03-23T00:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T04:14:19","slug":"sxsw-2021-bantu-mama-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sxsw-2021-bantu-mama-review\/","title":{"rendered":"SXSW 2021: ‘Bant\u00fa Mama’ Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SXSW 2021: ‘Bant\u00fa Mama’ Review<\/strong> – Bant\u00fa Mama, the first Dominican feature film to be selected by SXSW<\/a>, made its World premiere in the Narrative Feature category on March 16 at the South by Southwest 2021 Film Festival. Written and directed by Iv\u00e1n Herrera, Bant\u00fa Mama tells a contemporary tale about a different kind of re-encounter between Africa and the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film, subtitled in Spanish, follows Emma, a French and Cameroonian woman who escapes after being arrested in the Dominican Republic and is sheltered by a group of minors, in a dangerous district of Santo Domingo. By becoming their prot\u00e9g\u00e9e and maternal figure, she will see her destiny change inexorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma (played by Clarisse Albrecht<\/strong> who is also a co-executive producer and co-screenwriter), delivers an uncomplicated and impactful performance as a woman searching for something not entirely clear to her, but is visible to the viewer. The fateful journey to self-realization, discovery and freedom doesn\u2019t always come easy, and it is the manner in which Emma navigates those invisible unknowns along the way, that makes for an emotional and beautiful film experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clarisse Albrecht<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Equally impressive, are the performances of the young minors (Scarlet Reyes, Arturo Perez, Euris Javiel<\/strong>), who find and help Emma, forever changing the perspective and trajectory of all of their lives. A huge nod to Scarlet Reyes<\/strong> for her masterful command of the screen and her role as T.I.N.A. The relationship that emerges from their serendipitous collision, is what makes Bant\u00fa Mama<\/strong> radiate with warmth and substance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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