.Film &.Story
Documentary and ethnographic screen works exploring Afro-Brazilian cultural practice, identity, and performance across community, research, and lived experience.
Overview
Umbela Brasil develops film-based cultural storytelling that documents and engages with Afro-Brazilian cultural practice across Australia and beyond. These works sit at the intersection of research, performance, and cultural inquiry, capturing lived experience, creative practice, and community exchange through a documentary lens.
Featured Films
Experience the work through film–where research becomes lived story.
Sentimiento (Trailer)
Currently on the international festival circuit, Sentimiento offers an intimate exploration of culture, identity, and expression through movement and music.
Pablo Dance (Full Film)
A collaborative work between cultural custodian Pablo Guerreiro, Red Handed Media, and Umbela Brasil, Pablo Dance celebrates the power of movement as cultural storytelling.
Explore more of our cultural work and collaborations
What we are doing
We are building an ongoing body of film work that documents, connects, and elevates Afro-Brazilian cultural practice across contexts.
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Producing documentary and ethnographic screen works
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Documenting cultural events, performances, and creative exchanges
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Developing festival, broadcast, and development-stage screen projects
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Collaborating with cultural practitioners, researchers, and institutions
Impact
This work contributes to a growing international presence for Afro-Brazilian cultural storytelling through film.
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Screen works in festival and development circulation
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Expands visibility of Afro-Brazilian cultural practice in Australia and internationally
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Contributes to screen funding, research, and development pathways
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Builds cross-cultural and international storytelling frameworks
Support
Support enables the development, production, and distribution of documentary and ethnographic screen projects, including emerging and future works.