Othelo, The Great
Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata, Grande Otelo, was one of Brazil’s greatest actors and comedians, using the spotlight to shape his own narrative and discuss the institutional racism that haunted him for eight decades, two dictatorships and over a hundred films.
Directors Spotlight
Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos
Director
Lucas H. Rossi is a black director based in Rio de Janeiro. Together, his short films “Vestido de Myriam” (2017), “Ser Feliz no Vão” (2020) and “Atordoado, Eu Permaneço Atento” (2020) add up to almost 300 official selections around the world. He produced series and features such as “Eu Sou Maria”, “Malês”, “Canastra Suja”, “Candelária”, “Vizinhos”, “A Morte Habita à Noite” (Rotterdam Festival 2020), among others, in addition to award-winning shorts such as “At the end of the conversation, they say goodbye with a hug”, “Repulsa”, “Auto-falo” and “Último Domingo”.
- Runtime
- 83 minutes
- Country
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- Director
- Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos
- Executive Producer
- Ailton Franco Jr.
- Producer
- Ailton Franco Jr.
- Screenwriter
- Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos
- Sound Design
- Waldir Xavier
- Cast
- Grande Otelo, Zezé Motta
- Co Producer
- Globo Filmes, Globo News, Canal Brasil, Riofilme, BARAÚNA
- Editor
- Willem Dias - AMC, Lucas H. Rossi dos Santos
- Music
- Geraldinho Magalhães, Ori Musiclab
- Premiere
- North America