https://reelworldtesting.com/ A Visual Journal by Nunu Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:06:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://reelworldtesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-R-1-1-32x32.png https://reelworldtesting.com/ 32 32 243511448 Blog: My First Quilombo Visit in Cachoeira, Bahia https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-my-first-quilombo-visit-in-cachoeira-bahia/ Sat, 31 May 2025 02:51:08 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=682 During Salvador’s fall-winter season, the rain comes for a few minutes to an hour, and then it goes. Then it comes back again. It’s like this for a whole week—on and off. Then the next week, it’s sunny. This was one early morning when the sun opened up an hour before the clouds and wetness […]

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]]> 682 The future of Black cinema in Brazil starts with the past https://reelworldtesting.com/the-future-of-black-cinema-in-brazil-starts-with-the-past/ https://reelworldtesting.com/the-future-of-black-cinema-in-brazil-starts-with-the-past/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=668 Director Luiza Botelho screened her short film BELA LX-404 at the Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema on April 9th, at beloved movie theatre Cine Glauber Rocha at the center of Salvador da Bahia. She first premiered BELA LX-404 at the Rio International Film Festival in October 2024.  Botelho is an award-winning filmmaker and director born […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/the-future-of-black-cinema-in-brazil-starts-with-the-past/feed/ 0 668 Blog: What it’s like moving to a new country https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-what-its-like-moving-to-a-new-country/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-what-its-like-moving-to-a-new-country/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 22:10:38 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=661 Moving to a new country is not for the weak or faint of heart ok. I was going through it last week and I didn’t know how to write about it. Had a bitch listening to Sade and shit. This is what I think moving to a new country is like: It’s a whole honeymoon […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-what-its-like-moving-to-a-new-country/feed/ 0 661 Why Kendrick and SZA’s luther music video feels like a movie https://reelworldtesting.com/why-kendrick-and-szas-luther-music-video-feels-like-a-movie/ https://reelworldtesting.com/why-kendrick-and-szas-luther-music-video-feels-like-a-movie/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:29:50 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=402 Kendrick Lamar and SZA surprised fans on the internet after a surprise drop of their music video luther released on YouTube yesterday by acclaimed director Karena Evans. Since its release, the film sits at 6.1 million views and counting.  The project delivers a visually compelling narrative that is founded in themes of love, Black identity, and emotional […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/why-kendrick-and-szas-luther-music-video-feels-like-a-movie/feed/ 0 402 Blog: I Have a Crib! https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-xyz/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-xyz/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:48:42 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=414 It’s with a happy heart I can say that I have found my own apartment. It’s kinda perfect. Right by the beach, safe, and has A/C. This is why I never stress! God is good. Today was a great day of waking up early, exercising, doing some research, and making my own açaí. It’s starting […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-xyz/feed/ 0 414 Blog: Theory vs. Reality https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-idk/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-idk/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:50:56 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=416 There is theory and there is reality. Theory was that living in Brazil would be cute and the reality is that I’m tired of sweating fr. The idea of signing up for a year of summer versus actually living it… only time will tell how I survive y’all. It’s starting to cool down a little […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-idk/feed/ 0 416 Blog: Everything is ayyy OK https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-everything-is-ayyy-ok/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-everything-is-ayyy-ok/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:52:28 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=418 Not only was Carnaval taking so much out of me but I got sick immediately after. I’m talking sick sick. I had all the illnesses and it wasn’t ’til I had to start canceling meetings and skip outings with my new friends that I learned from locals that unfortunately it happens every year after Carnaval. […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-everything-is-ayyy-ok/feed/ 0 418 Blog: Perspective Heals https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-perspective-heals/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-perspective-heals/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:54:08 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=420 Where do I even start! I landed right in the middle of Carnaval and it’s been wild. That’s why you haven’t heard from me. That’s why my uncle hasn’t heard from me since I landed. I saw him yesterday and he was like when did you land. I said 3 weeks ago… and he said […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-perspective-heals/feed/ 0 420 Blog: Life is Good (Day 2) https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-life-is-good-day-2/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-life-is-good-day-2/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:55 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=422 I landed in Salvador da Bahia yesterday night and everything feels incredible. I’ve been able to network more in the past day then I have in the past several months in the U.S. That’s how open people are here… I’m eating good, feeling good, and I know that God has His hands on me right […]

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]]> https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-life-is-good-day-2/feed/ 0 422 Blog: The Gift of Courage (52 Days) https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-the-gift-of-courage-52-days/ https://reelworldtesting.com/blog-the-gift-of-courage-52-days/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:08:11 +0000 https://reelworldtesting.com/?p=424 Today is Christmas… In the way that Brazilians do, dinner and gift-giving happened yesterday on Christmas Eve. I am so blessed to be able to celebrate another holiday with my family. Another year of me and my cousin getting drunk off sparkling grape juice, me forcing everyone to go around the table and say what […]

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