Brazil and USA / 2015 / 52mins / Documentary / English and Portuguese

A documentary film about the Candomblé spiritual tradition in Bahia, Brazil, a vibrant African-derived culture which evolved from slavery's brutal past. Elder women leaders tell stories of Candomblé's history, social challenges and triumphs, grounded in strong community, and Earth-based wisdom and practice.

Donna C. Roberts

Donna C. Roberts is a producer/director with an M.S. in Environmental Science. Prior to Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil, Donna directed the award-winning documentary Sea of Uncertainty about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While living in Brazil, she produced a documentary for PeaceWomen Brazil (Mulheres pela Paz), about its campaign to end domestic violence in that country. Her focus is on the work of Brazilian women socio-environmental educators / activists, to add their voices to global environmental education. Learn More

Donna Read

Donna Read is a renowned, award-winning Canadian director and editor. Her most well known work is referred to as the Goddess Trilogy (National Film Board of Canada) and is comprised of the films: Goddess Remembered, Burning Times, and Full Circle. Goddess Remembered continues to open film festivals worldwide, while the trilogy is an important trigger film in formal and non-formal education. Donna also directed Signs Out of Times, a documentary about controversial anthropologist Marija Gimbutas and Permaculture: The Growing Edge, with Starhawk. Donna Read was co-director and editor on Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil (2015). Learn More