Below is selected press coverage of the Cultures of Resistance feature documentary. To view an article, click on its title.
Iara Lee, Filmmaker and Activist on Island Tea
February 16, 2023
Cultures of Resistance reviewed by Al Jazeera Documentary (Arabic)
June 9, 2013
CoR feature documentary reviewed in Pakistani newspaper Dawn
March 11, 2013
CoR feature documentary reviewed in UC Santa Barbara’s The Bottom Line
February 20, 2013
Cultures of Resistance at the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art
December 11, 2012
Review of CoR feature documentary at International Policy Digest
July 25, 2012
Mbwamwito blog reviews a screening in Arusha, Tanzania
July 5, 2012
Feature documentary review in Nicaraguan daily newspaper La Prensa
May 10, 2012
Review of CoR feature documentary on They Call Me Coach blog
March 26, 2012
Review on My American Meltingpot blog
January 23, 2012
Review at Cairo’s Ahram Online
January 16, 2012
Review in Argentina’s La Nación
December 18, 2011
Iara Lee interview in Emarat Alyoum Newspaper
November 21, 2011
Review of Cultures of Resistance at On Demand Weekly
August 3, 2011
Review of Cultures of Resistance feature documentary in SOMA Magazine
July 2011 Issue
Ginger Group’s Promotional Video for Cultures of Resistance feature screening
July 18, 2011
Iara Lee’s Cultures of Resistance thrills film festival’s audience in Lagos
July 12, 2011
Agitprop filmfest brings the revolution to the cinema
July 5, 2011
Film-activism top discussion at AGITPROP forum
July 2, 2011
KPFA Berkeley Interview with Iara Lee
May 12, 2011
Korea Daily Interview with Iara Lee
April 28, 2011
SnagFilms Grabs VOD Rights to “Resistance” (IndieWire.com)
April 21, 2011
Capoeira is thought to have originated in Brazil, growing out of traditions brought overseas by enslaved Africans. The dynamic martial art form incorporates dance, music and acrobatics all at once. Through Capoeira Luanda, the practice becomes a new way to celebrate, preserve and learn about Brazilian culture.![]()
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Capoeira Luanda is bringing the capoeira art form to new communities, and celebrating the richness of Afro-Brazilian cultures. The organization strives to use the principles of capoeira as a means to foster positive psycho-social development and critical consciousness within communities.