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Scene from the movie SARS (2003), by Liu Wei. Photo: Courtesy Videobrasil.

VB Commented Collection: Liu Wei by Márcio Seligmann-Silva

The work of the Chinese filmmaker compares the power of the SARS virus, pneumonia that spread from southern China and infected thousands in 2003, to that of the Chinese media. Comparing the Sars epidemic to that of Covid-19, Seligmann-Silva reflects on the relationship between art and politics
Photographs from the series "Djingareyber", by Tiécoura N'Daou. Photo: Disclosure.

Videobrasil Commented Collection: Seydou Cissé and Tiécoura N'Daou

Through the works "A Viagem das Pedras" and "Djingareyber", Irene Vida Gala addresses the history and culture of Mali in the new episode of the series; it highlights the importance of oral traditions, the relationship between the ancestral and the contemporary, and how art helps to (re)position the African continent on the map