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Our Mother was an Actress

André Novais Oliveira

2023 • 26m

Maria José Novais Oliveira, a black woman, resident on the outskirts of Contagem, already in her 60s, has become a film actress, with an award-winning career in Brazil and internationally. This docume...

Our Mother was an Actress

Cast

Maria José Novais Oliveira

Maria José Novais OliveiraSelf (archive footage)

Bárbara Colen

Bárbara ColenSelf (voice)

Grace Passô

Grace PassôSelf (voice)

Gláucia VandeveldSelf (voice)

Gilda Nomacce

Gilda NomacceSelf (voice)

Crew

Gabriel Martins

Gabriel MartinsProducer

Thiago Macedo Correia

Thiago Macedo CorreiaProducer

André Novais Oliveira

André Novais OliveiraWriter

Maurílio Martins

Maurílio MartinsProducer

Renato Novaes

Renato NovaesDirector