This theme proposes a public manifest on the mental health of those who sustain art and culture, placing at the center of the debate artists, producers, technicians, communicators, managers, and cultural workers impacted by precarious labor conditions, excessive bureaucracy, multiple workloads, digital overexposure, and structural inequalities of race and gender. More than discussing burnout and exhaustion, this edition also reflects on what sustains permanence: creation, pleasure, belonging, spirituality, community, rest, and well-being, reaffirming Black ancestries and collective care technologies as pathways for sustaining life, memory, and possible futures.

A call to recognize and celebrate the transformative power of Black women. Being a fan of Black women in a racist society is revolutionary.

A celebration of the festival’s 15th anniversary, the 30th anniversary of the Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora, and the International Day of Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Women.

Held online during the coronavirus pandemic, this edition embraced the boldness of discussing and organizing around much more than survival: reimagining and building futures from different references and worldviews.

This double edition (July and November) promoted an immersion into Afrofuturist aesthetics, narratives, and technologies as ways of reconstructing the past, projecting the future, and resignifying the present through Black epistemologies.

This edition highlighted the importance of guaranteeing policies for Black women’s film productions and fostered reflections on narratives, aesthetics, and positions of speech within the film industry in Brazil and internationally.

A reflection on the role of Black art and culture in shaping Afro-Brazilian and Latin American identities, as well as the importance of policies to guarantee access to, appreciation of, and preservation of these cultural heritages.

Focused on the inequalities faced by Black women in accessing opportunities, leadership positions, and fair wages. The programming highlighted the intersections of race and gender in labor relations and pointed toward pathways for public policy.

Debated the representation of Black women in the media and the impacts of racism and sexism in reinforcing stereotypes and shaping how their stories are told.