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“Presente!” tells the story of two black congresswomen, Mônica Francisco and Talíria Petrone, through the eyes, voice, and experiences of Magda Gomes, a 28-year-old black woman at the beginning of her political career, a little more than three years after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco was assassinated in the street by two military police officers for political motives. Talíria and Mônica won their respective races in the elections of October 2018, less than six months after Marielle's assassination, and these newly-elected congresswomen would soon take seats in legislatures where neither their voices nor their bodies are respected, determined to keep Marielle's legacy alive. At the same time, Magda organizes and engages with her community, taking her first steps down a path toward political leadership similar to the one trodden by Mônica, Talíria, and Marielle before her.
Supported by Sundance Institute, Points North, Women in Film, AXS Film Fund, New York Council on the Arts.
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