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MOSTRA: Brazilian Film Festival screens films that develop a greater understanding of Brazilian Arts & Culture, Environment, Social Issues and History through themes with social conscience.
MOSTRA (meaning “exhibit” in Portuguese) is the largest Brazilian film festival in the midwest. Presented by the non-profit organization Illinois Sao Paulo Chapter of Partners of the Americas.
The event’s motto is “Brazilian Films with Social Conscience.” MOSTRA has as its venues educational and cultural institutions to foster conversations about social issues among the academic community, filmmakers, students and socially conscious individuals.
MOSTRA’s Opening Night is on Wednesday, November 4, 2023 at the Cervantes Institute, Chicago screening the film “Paloma”. Pre-order your tickets, and help us to continue to bring Brazilian Films with social conscience to Chicago.
MOSTRA is presented by the Illinois São Paulo chapter of Partners of the Americas, which has as its purpose to serve as a catalyst for partnerships between the US and Brazil.
Partners promotes cultural, socio-economic, and technological advancement. It not only dreams of a better world, but the organization also rolls up its sleeves to make a difference. Partners of the Americas does this through arts and culture, agro-environmental, architecture, and urbanism projects, focusing on education that leads to sustainable, healthy, urban, and rural environments.