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Brazil TV drama about slain politician Marielle Franco sparks racism row
Series’ creator, director and head writer are all white
Black Rio councillor was assassinated in 2018
Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Wed 11 Mar 2020 12.54 EDT
A woman wears a T-shirt designed with an image of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco during a
memorial mass on 14 March 2019, the first anniversary of her murder.
Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP
Days before Brazilians mark the second anniversary of the unsolved murder of the black politician Marielle Franco, a racism row is raging over a planned television drama about her life.
Leading black voices are incensed that the creator Antonia Pellegrino, director José Padilha – creator of the Netflix series Narcos – and chief scriptwriter George Moura are all white.
Raised in Rio’s Maré favela complex, Franco was an outspoken critic of racism, sexism and police violence.
“It is irresponsible. Marielle would never agree,” said Sabrina Fidalgo, 38, a black film-maker in Rio de Janeiro, where Franco was a city councillor and rising star of leftwing politics. “Her main agenda was the inclusion of black women in all sectors of society.”
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/marielle-franco-brazil-tv-series-racism-row