Videobrasil's Commented Archive Episode Features Caetano Dias's 1978 Submerged City Documentary

In the latest installment of Acervo Comentado Videobrasil, professor Alejandra Hernández Muñoz examines Caetano Dias's 1978 video 'Cidade Submersa.' This documentary portrays a fisherman reflecting on his city, which was submerged due to the Sobradinho Hydroelectric Plant (1971-1982) on the São Francisco River in Bahia, resulting in the flooding of towns such as Pilão Arcado and displacing over 70,000 individuals. Muñoz describes the reservoir as a 'pure receptacle of a memory' and points out ruins that surface during droughts, serving as reminders of historical violence. She raises concerns about the ecological effects of the dam's construction. This episode is produced biweekly through a partnership between arte!brasileiros and Associação Cultural Videobrasil, founded by Solange Farkas in 1991, which emphasizes works from the geopolitical South.