About
Black en Spain is a documentary about discovery, identity and living life to the fullest. Created by SU senior Danielle Reed, dual African American Studies and Spanish major, the film follows 13 adventurists currently living in Spain. Their unapologetic and genuine experiences, and reasons for pursuing a life in a land other than their own are connected and interwoven by threads of the African Diaspora. Filmed while Reed was abroad in Madrid Fall 2015, Black en Spain asks tough questions about the trials and tribulations of being Black and abroad. Black en Spain debuted during an on-campus preview at Syracuse University in 2016.
"I am intrigued about the intersectionality of race, gender and class among populations of Latinos and people of the African Diaspora. I wanted Spain to speak for itself. I discovered what it looked like, felt like and how today's Spanish society views and perceives us and our "blackness."
"I am intrigued about the intersectionality of race, gender and class among populations of Latinos and people of the African Diaspora. I wanted Spain to speak for itself. I discovered what it looked like, felt like and how today's Spanish society views and perceives us and our "blackness."