Congratulations to CALA instructor Leonard Cortana on receiving the Best Short film award for Marielle’s Legacy Will Not Die, at the 2022 FEMI film festival (Guadeloupe).
Join Leonard Cortana this spring for his Racial Literacy and Anti-Racism Practices Series which starts on April 13, 2022
Eligible NYU employees may register with 100% tuition remission.
For details and forms go to Tuition Remission at NYU Home.
Spring 2022 Schedule:
April 20: The Battle Against Online Misinformation
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Cortana’s short is about the Afro-Brazilian Councilwoman and activist, Marielle Franco, who was assassinated with her driver in March 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As a city council member, Franco represented her favela constituents by fighting against gender violence, police violence, and for reproductive and LGBTQ rights. Cortana’s short film documents activists and artists’ use of the annual Carnival to call for justice for Marielle Franco.