Documentary | Brazil | 2025 | 25 min. | Rating: General Audience
Berenice Menegale has always been ahead of her time. She began playing the piano at the age of three and, by fifteen, was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris. Still young, she returned to Brazil with a keen eye and ear for how — and what type of — music was being taught in schools. Realizing the need to move beyond colonialist patterns, she chose to forgo her international career as a concert pianist in order to help foster the cultural emancipation of her people. She worked on multiple fronts, both in the public and private sectors, creating and supporting initiatives that remain cultural cornerstones in her region to this day. At over 90 years old, Berenice remains steadfast in her mission.
