BlackStar Film Festival

No Sunshine in Here

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Available August 8, 2026 5:30 PM UTC
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No Sunshine in Here (Aqui Não Entra Luz)
Combining personal memories and historical research, a filmmaker and daughter of a domestic worker travels through Brazil in search of traces of slavery in the architecture. Along the way, she meets other women who face the same legacy.
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Between personal memories and historical research, a picture emerges of the life of domestic workers in Brazil, including the filmmaker’s mother and other women who confront this legacy. It reveals how living spaces were deliberately designed to segregate bodies and sustain hierarchies. Today, over 6 million people work as domestic workers in Brazil.


Thank you to our screening partners: Eavesdrop Radio and Free Library of Philadelphia.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    79 minutes
  • Language
    Portuguese
  • Country
    Brazil
  • Premiere
    North America
  • Genre
    Feature Documentary
  • Content Warning
    Discussions of abuse
  • Director
    Karol Maia
  • Screenwriter
    Karol Maia
  • Producer
    Paula Kimo
  • Executive Producer
    Paula Kimo
  • Cinematographer
    Wilssa Esser, Camila Izidio, Carol Rocha
  • Editor
    Cesar Gananian, Fer Krajuska
  • Production Design
    Maíra Mesquita
  • Sound Design
    Sound Mixing - Henrique Staino; Spound Recording - Thais Nália, Evelyn Santos
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