In 1934, the 'New State' took to the world stage with the Portuguese Colonial Exhibition. There, the Portuguese Empire displayed the ultimate symbol of its virility in Rosinha, a native of what was then Portuguese Guinea. ROSINHA AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS questions the idea of Portugal's so-called "gentle racism", by looking back at more than a century of colonial discourse.

-- Dir. Marta Pessoa - 101min - 2023 - Portugal --

"Throughout this documentary the history of fascist propaganda appears like a dark mirror that we find it hard to look into. Portugal is a country with an untold History, and this film is a beautiful way of countering this silence." - IndieLisboa, *Winner* Tree of Life Award

"The use of archive images and videos...reveals the secular racism emerging from the pores of an empire that eroticized the image of African people...keeps an essential discussion open about racism and colonialism, and the way in which unpacking the archives can be a way of rethinking and restructuring past stigmas." - Krinoifilnova

"The objectification of the gaze of the passing visitors on the titular Rosinha and other forcibly imported members of African ethnic groups finds a parallel in the operation of zoos, museums and similar institutions." - Ji.hlava

"Rosinha and other wild animals is a very well orchestrated essay that exposes the grotesque racism and colonialism" - Letterboxd

"understands how the racist and colonialist mechanisms at the Portuguese society were built —and how they still resonate today" - Sao Paulo Int. Film Fest