Skip to content
  • English
  • Español
  • Português
Maestra Productions
  • ABOUT US
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Advisors
    • The Literacy Project
  • FILMS
    • All Films
    • Paulo Freire
    • Obsesión: My Song
    • They Say I’m Your Teacher
    • Freedom Schools
    • Reconstructing Education
    • MAESTRA
    • Maestras Voluntarias
    • Silvio Rodriguez: My First Calling
    • Karen Hampton: Time Traveler
    • Accompanying: Staughton and Alice Lynd
    • CRUZADA
    • CDGM
  • STUDY
    • All the Study Guides
    • Paulo Freire Resources
    • They Say I’m Your Teacher Resources
    • MAESTRA Resources
    • Maestras Voluntarias Resources
  • PODCASTS
    • Podcasts & Videos
    • Photo Gallery
  • NEWS
  • PRESS
  • CONTACT
  • Toggle website search
Menu Close
  • ABOUT US
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Our Advisors
    • The Literacy Project
  • FILMS
    • All Films
    • Paulo Freire
    • Obsesión: My Song
    • They Say I’m Your Teacher
    • Freedom Schools
    • Reconstructing Education
    • MAESTRA
    • Maestras Voluntarias
    • Silvio Rodriguez: My First Calling
    • Karen Hampton: Time Traveler
    • Accompanying: Staughton and Alice Lynd
    • CRUZADA
    • CDGM
  • STUDY
    • All the Study Guides
    • Paulo Freire Resources
    • They Say I’m Your Teacher Resources
    • MAESTRA Resources
    • Maestras Voluntarias Resources
  • PODCASTS
    • Podcasts & Videos
    • Photo Gallery
  • NEWS
  • PRESS
  • CONTACT
  • Toggle website search
  • English
  • Español
  • Português

Films

Read more about the article Maestra News | September 2015

Maestra News | September 2015

Dear Maestra friends and family, We are kicking of a month of screenings, with events in Oregon, Ohio, NC and DC, including two events with Staughton & Alice Lynd and…

Continue ReadingMaestra News | September 2015
Read more about the article Maestra News | July 2015

Maestra News | July 2015

Dear Maestra friends and family, What an exciting month! The Cuban and U.S. embassies are both set to open this week and part of our team will be present at…

Continue ReadingMaestra News | July 2015
Read more about the article Maestra News | June 2015

Maestra News | June 2015

Dear Maestra friends and family, We are so happy to send you our first official newsletter! Maestra has been on the road for three years now, screening at over 50…

Continue ReadingMaestra News | June 2015
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

 

FOLLOW US

  • Opens in a new tab
  • Opens in a new tab
  • Opens in a new tab

Join our mailing list here.

maestra_productions

🎥 We make films at the intersection of arts, education and social justice movements:
MAESTRA
@freire.lendo.o.mundo
@silvio.miprimeratarea

🔴 On this day, 5 November 1843 an enslaved woma 🔴 On this day, 5 November 1843 an enslaved woman called Carlota Lucumi led a slave uprising in Matanzas, Cuba. Brandishing machetes, Lucumi and her co-conspirators summoned other enslaved people with a kettle drum, then killed the cane plantation enslavers before heading to neighbouring plantations and farms to free other enslaved people. While Lucumi herself was soon executed, the rebellion lasted until the following year, when Spanish colonial authorities succeeded in violently repressing it.

The abolition of slavery in Cuba was eventually achieved in 1886.

More information, sources and map:

https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10556 /matanzas-enslaved-rebellion

Pictured: Painting of Carlota Leading the Rebellion by Lili Bernard @lilibernard6 

***************
🔴 En este día, 5 de noviembre de 1843, una mujer esclavizada llamada Carlota Lucumí lideró una rebelión de personas esclavizadas en Matanzas, Cuba.
Empuñando machetes, Lucumí y sus compañeros conspiradores convocaron a otros esclavizados con un tambor y luego mataron a los esclavizadores de la plantación de caña, antes de dirigirse a las plantaciones y fincas vecinas para liberar a más personas esclavizadas.
Aunque Lucumí fue ejecutada poco después, la rebelión continuó hasta el año siguiente, cuando las autoridades coloniales españolas lograron reprimirla violentamente.

La abolición de la esclavitud en Cuba se alcanzó finalmente en 1886.

Pintura: "Carlota liderando la rebelión", por Lili Bernard. Reposted from: @workingclasshistory
Sumamos de nuestro granito de arena para apoyar lo Sumamos de nuestro granito de arena para apoyar los esfuerzos del @cmlkcuba para ayudar a los miles de afectados de Hurracán Melissa. Es hora de todos ayudar, desde donde estemos hasta donde podemos ❤️‍🩹

Víspera del concierto de Silvio Rodríguez @zurron_del_aprendiz en Cali, Colombia se presentó el documental “Mi primera tarea”, de la realizadora Catherine Murphy, que contó con la colaboración de @laruedafilms y Producciones Caminos del CMMLK @cmlkcuba . 

La postal de propaganda de la actividad tiene en su reverso la campaña de solidaridad del Centro CMMLK para los afectados del huracán Melissa.

Cerca de mil postales serán repartidas hoy en el concierto por la propia realizadora , su equipo de producción y los miembros de la Tropa Cósmica, la red de trovadictos seguidores de Silvio.

@silvio.miprimeratarea
🇨🇺URGENT: Donate now to Hurricane Melissa re 🇨🇺URGENT: Donate now to Hurricane Melissa relief!
🔗 Peoplesforum.org/hurricane-relief
Hurricane Melissa has caused widespread damage in Cuba. We are raising $50,000 to send essential food, clean drinking water, and supplies to the areas affected by the hurricane—and we need your help! The time is now to stand in solidarity with our Cuban neighbors. 
This hurricane is a catastrophic event that has shredded infrastructure and left entire communities in dire conditions. But this natural disaster is amplified exponentially by a man-made catastrophe: the U.S. blockade, which chokes the Cuban economy, prevents access to essential goods, medicines, and the materials needed for recovery. 
As neighbors, we have a profound responsibility to act. Imagine if your neighbor’s home was not only destroyed by a storm but also actively prevented from receiving help by outside forces. Would you stand by?
🔗 Peoplesforum.org/hurricane-relief
The Hurricane Melissa Relief donation drive is in partnership with The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center (CMMLK) @cmlkcuba in Cuba.
#letcubalive
Time to mobilize support for our brothers and sist Time to mobilize support for our brothers and sisters in Cuba! 

Hurricane Melissa is about to hit. Cubans have been resisting the horrible hurricane of cruel US policy for decades & now even more extreme under the current admin. Cruel & inhuman punishment!
🎬 Join @nynjactionforcuba , @cinemovil.nyc and 🎬 Join @nynjactionforcuba , @cinemovil.nyc and @nationalnetworkoncuba and for a screening of a selection of feminist Cuban cinema—MAESTRA and LUCÍA (Act 3) [total runtime: 75 mins] at @urbanindigenouscollective

MAESTRA tells the incredible story of Cuba’s Literacy Campaign, a project that successfully eliminated illiteracy from the entire nation. This campaign was largely conducted by students, sometimes as young as 6th grade, and women. The film historicizes this event through interviews with a group of Cuban women that look back at their work as young revolutionaries who participated in this inspiring project. LUCÍA is a romantic comedy released in 1968 that centers on a recently married young woman, Lucía, who, going against her husband’s wishes, learns to read and write thanks to the help of a literacy volunteer.

The screening will be followed by a post-screening presentation led by @nynyactionforcuba, who will further contextualize the history in these films and delve into their operations as the local working group for @nationalnetworkoncuba.
Instagram post 17946624533917405 Instagram post 17946624533917405
🌾 Día Internacional de las Mujeres Rurales Ho 🌾 Día Internacional de las Mujeres Rurales

Hoy honramos a las mujeres que siembran vida, cuidan la tierra y sostienen comunidades enteras con su trabajo, su fuerza y su sabiduría ancestral. 🌻

Son guardianas del alimento, del agua, de la memoria y de la esperanza.
Reconocer su labor es defender la justicia, la igualdad y la soberanía de los pueblos. ✊🏽

**************

,✨ Dia Internacional das Mulheres Rurais

Hoje homenageamos as mulheres que semeiam vida, cuidam da terra e sustentam comunidades inteiras com seu trabalho, sua força e sua sabedoria ancestral. 🌻

São guardiãs do alimento, da água, da memória e da esperança.
Reconhecer seu trabalho é defender a justiça, a igualdade e a soberania dos povos. ✊🏽

***************

✨ International Day of Rural Women

Today we honor the women who sow life, care for the earth, and sustain entire communities with their work, strength, and ancestral wisdom. 🌻

They are guardians of food, water, memory, and hope.
To recognize their labor is to defend justice, equality, and the sovereignty of the people. ✊🏽

.

#MujeresRurales #15deOctubre #Igualdad #CampoVivo #FuerzaFemenina #TierraYEsperanza
Feliz Dia do Professor! 🇧🇷 Hoje celebramos Feliz Dia do Professor! 🇧🇷

Hoje celebramos aqueles que semeiam conhecimento, esperança e liberdade em cada sala de aula.
Aqueles que ensinam com amor, inspiram com o exemplo e acreditam no poder transformador da educação. 💫

Obrigado por fazer do mundo um lugar mais justo, mais sábio e mais humano.

****************

Feliz Día del Profesor! 🇧🇷

Hoy celebramos a quienes siembran conocimiento, esperanza y libertad en cada aula.
A los que enseñan con amor, inspiran con el ejemplo y creen en el poder transformador de la educación. 💫

🌱 Gracias por hacer del mundo un lugar más justo, más sabio y más humano.

******************

Happy Teachers’ Day! 🇧🇷

Today we celebrate those who plant knowledge, hope, and freedom in every classroom.
Those who teach with love, inspire by example, and believe in the transforming power of education. 💫

🌱 Thank you for making the world a
 fairer, wiser, and more humane place.

.

#TeachersDay #EducationWithLove #Brazil  #Gratitude
Rest in eternal peace, power and music 🎼 D’A Rest in eternal peace, power and music 🎼

D’Angelo 🕊️
Day of Indigenous Resistance 🙌🏾 #indigenous Day of Indigenous Resistance 🙌🏾

#indigenouspeoplesday 
#indigenousresistanceday 
#indigenousresistance 
#indigenizingcolonizedspaces
Recebemos com profunda tristeza a notícia do fale Recebemos com profunda tristeza a notícia do falecimento da Professora Iza Guerra Labelle, uma grande educadora e colaboradora de Paulo Freire, cuja vida foi dedicada ao ensino, à liberdade e ao pensamento crítico.

Desde a Maestra Productions, expressamos nossos mais sinceros sentimentos à sua família, amigos e a toda a comunidade educativa que teve o privilégio de conhecê-la e aprender com ela.

Seu compromisso com a educação transformadora e sua doçura humana permanecem como exemplo e inspiração para todos que acreditam na força da palavra e no amor pelo conhecimento.

A missa de sétimo dia será celebrada no dia 10 de outubro de 2025, às 18h, na Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Rosário, no bairro Leme, Rio de Janeiro - RJ.

🕯️ Que sua luz continue iluminando caminhos de ensino e esperança.

📽️ Convidamos você a assistir a esta colaboração especial com o @institutopaulofreire aqui:
👉 https://youtu.be/GiSii6I0w3U

**************

Recibimos con profunda tristeza la noticia del fallecimiento de la Profesora Iza Guerra Labelle, una gran educadora y colaboradora de Paulo Freire, cuya vida estuvo dedicada a la enseñanza, la libertad y el pensamiento crítico.

Desde Maestra Productions, expresamos nuestros más sinceros sentimientos a su familia, amigos y a toda la comunidad educativa que tuvo el privilegio de conocerla y aprender de ella.

Su compromiso con la educación transformadora y su dulzura humana permanecen como ejemplo e inspiración para todos los que creemos en la fuerza de la palabra y en el amor por el conocimiento.

La misa del séptimo día se celebrará el 10 de octubre de 2025, a las 18:00, en la Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario, en el barrio Leme, Río de Janeiro - RJ.

🕯️ Que su luz continúe iluminando caminos de enseñanza y esperanza.

📽️ Te invitamos a ver esta colaboración especial con el @institutopaulofreire aquí:
👉 https://youtu.be/GiSii6I0w3U

#MaestraProductions #EducaciónTransformadora #PauloFreire
LA LUNA 🌖 #luna #moon #moonlight LA LUNA 🌖

#luna #moon #moonlight
🎬✨ Great news! Our documentary “OBSESIÖN, 🎬✨ Great news!

Our documentary “OBSESIÖN, my song” is part of the Liberación Film Festival – NYC (5th Edition) 🇺🇸, an event that celebrates the vibrant and multifaceted narratives of the Black diaspora across the Americas.

📅 Available from today, October 7, at 8:00 p.m. until October 11.
🌐 Watch it from anywhere in the world 👉 www.afrolatinofestnyc.com

🎟️ Direct access here: https://watch.eventive.org/liberacion2025/play/68bcd0d3784cdd8d6d3aff20

📍The Liberación Film Festival (October 7–9) will be hybrid (in-person/virtual).
The in-person screenings will take place at the Center for Brooklyn History in New York City.

Now in its fifth edition, the festival highlights films that illuminate the stories, creative contributions, and triumphs of the Black diaspora—building bridges between art, identity, and resistance.

💛 Many thanks to the festival organizers for including us in this powerful showcase of Afro-Latin cinema.

**********************

🎬✨ ¡Buenas noticias!

Nuestro documental “OBSESIÖN, my song”  forma parte del Liberación Film Festival – NYC (5ª edición) 🇺🇸, un evento que celebra las narrativas vibrantes y multifacéticas de la diáspora negra en las Américas.

📅 Disponible desde hoy, 7 de octubre, a las 20:00 h, hasta el 11 de octubre.
🌐 Puedes verla desde cualquier parte del mundo en 👉 www.afrolatinofestnyc.com

🎟️ Acceso directo aquí: https://watch.eventive.org/liberacion2025/play/68bcd0d3784cdd8d6d3aff20

📍El Liberación Film Festival (7–9 de octubre) será híbrido (presencial/virtual).
La parte presencial se llevará a cabo en el Center for Brooklyn History, en la ciudad de Nueva York.

El festival, en su quinta edición, destaca películas que iluminan las historias, las contribuciones creativas y los triunfos de la diáspora negra, tejiendo un puente entre arte, identidad y resistencia.

💛 Gracias a la organización del festival por incluirnos en esta poderosa muestra de cine afro-latino.

#ObsesionMySong #LiberacionFilmFestival #AfroLatinoFestNYC #CineAfroLatino #MaestraProductions #CineIndependiente #Documental
A huge joy to be one of the community sponsors for A huge joy to be one of the community sponsors for the @fistupfilmfestival this year!!

“A Good Film Can Change Your Life” 🔥

Respect to the Fantauzzi Brothers & the many others who make this festival possible.

#fistup #fistupfilmfestival
Banned Books Week 📚 @americanlibraryassociati Banned Books Week 📚 

@americanlibraryassociation 

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks
A história da cineasta brasileira Bárbara Marque A história da cineasta brasileira Bárbara Marques nos Estados Unidos.

********

La historia de la cineasta brasileña Bárbara Marques en Estados Unidos

********

The story of Brazilian filmmaker Bárbara Marques in the United States.

Fuente:  @hqsemroteiro

#cinemabrasileiro #cinemafeminino
#barbaramarquesv#cineasta #mulheresnocinema
#brasilnosestadosunidos #históriasinspiradoras
#filmmaker #braziliancinema #womeninfilm #filmmaking
#filmcommunity #independentcinema #cinemadaresistência #mulheresnaprodução
✨ Parabéns, Doutoras do povo preto! ✨ Desde ✨ Parabéns, Doutoras do povo preto! ✨

Desde a Maestra Production celebramos com enorme alegria o reconhecimento concedido às irmãs gêmeas Verônica e Valéria Carvalho, lideranças negras e feministas do Cariri Cearense 🇧🇷, que receberam o título de Doutoras Honoris Causa da Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA).

📍 A emocionante cerimônia aconteceu na quarta-feira, 24 de setembro, no salão de atos do campus Pimenta, na cidade do Crato, com auditório cheio e muita emoção.

👏🏾 Sua luta, suas vozes e seu protagonismo são inspiração para muitas gerações.

🌱💜 Da nossa equipe, enviamos um abraço solidário e celebramos junto com elas este dia histórico.

Fuente: @vozesdocariri 🙌🏽

************************

✨ Felicidades, Doctoras del pueblo negro! ✨

Desde Maestra Production celebramos con enorme alegría el reconocimiento otorgado a las hermanas gemelas Verónica y Valéria Carvalho, lideresas negras y feministas del Cariri Cearense 🇧🇷, quienes recibieron el título de Doctoras Honoris Causa de la Universidad Regional del Cariri (URCA).

📍 La emotiva ceremonia tuvo lugar el miércoles 24 de septiembre en el salón de actos del campus Pimenta, en la ciudad de Crato, ante un auditorio lleno y cargado de emoción.

👏🏾 Su lucha, sus voces y su liderazgo son inspiración para muchas generaciones.

 Desde nuestro equipo, enviamos un abrazo solidario y celebramos junto a ellas este día histórico.

Fuente: @vozesdocariri 🙌🏽

#MaestraProduction #DoctorasDoPovoPreto #Cariri #URCA #LideresasNegras #HonorisCausa #Feminismo #Brasil
Instagram post 18075931607123053 Instagram post 18075931607123053
Instagram post 18055954397553640 Instagram post 18055954397553640
Chegou o dia!! Doutorado se Honoris Causa para @v Chegou o dia!!

Doutorado se Honoris Causa para @valeriadncarvalho & @vgonzalv1 

❤️❤️✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Follow on Instagram

DONATE

Please support our work by
making a donation via PayPal.

 

 

 

Copyright 2025 - Maestra Productions | Design Lisa Roth Grafix