Odù Locations

Odù takes place in two physical venues intentionally selected for their presence at the intersections of Black history and modern arts movements as well as a movie theater funded by the State of Bahia Government to host community-led free public events.

Casa Cultural do Reggae and Casa de Cultura SoMovimento are both founded by Black women who have spent decades at the center of artistic-activist efforts in Salvador, Brazil.

Both organizations are currently raising funds to increase their capacities to support their communities.

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Sala Walter Da Silveira

The Sala de Cinema Walter da Silveira is the only public broadcasting space entirely dedicated to audiovisual in activity in the State of Bahia. It promotes, free of charge and systematically, access to Bahian, Brazilian and international content, with an emphasis on Latin American filmography, through daily sessions (premieres and releases), special screenings, film club activities and historical retrospectives.

  • The Walter da Silveira Cinema Room , today also functions as a diffusion space for the newly established Cinemateca da Bahia. In addition to regular programming, the Walter da Silveira movie theater handles approximately 100 requests for assignments per season; Without any fee, the space is requested by independent producers, artists, international institutions and social organizations, ensuring a permanent dialogue with civil society and democratizing the use of cultural equipment by the community. Historically, the Walter da Silveira movie theater has been part of the main activities developed in the area in which it belongs at a regional level, integrating the circuit of festivals, such as the Jornada Internacional de Cinema da Bahia; the International Panorama Coisa de Cinema; Film and Human Rights Show in South America; National Image Festival in 5 minutes, among others.

  • We’ll be screening our films and facilitating artist talks at Sala Walter Da Silveira on both days of the festival.

    During our time here we’ll be highlighting the local community and artists in Barris, Salvador neighborhood. This community based theater is a professional theater with audio, screens and a stage to facilitate artist talks funded by the State of Bahia to host free community-led events.

Casa de Cultura SoMovimento

Casa de Cultura SoMovimento was created in 2020, by Vera Passos and Nei Sacramento, with the aim of creating an independent space with the proposal to disseminate art and make it more accessible to all.

  • This artistic, cultural and educational space is a reference center for dances and music of the African Diaspora, which, in an integrated way, seeks to affirm the ancestral presence that empowers the individual emancipation and movement, starting from the recognition of the self that dialogues with the whole around you.

  • Artist Talks and Art Exhibitions happen here at this venue owned by Vera Passos. Passos is known for her work bridging Afro-Brazilian Sound and Movement around the world having facilitated courses at Stanford University, University Federal Bahia, throughout Europe and more.

    This 3-story building is a cultural center and dance studio that has the capacity to hold 150 people.

    Casa de Cultura SoMovimento is currently fundraising to maintain ownership of their cultural space as well as to make the home more physically accessible and ADA approved.

Casa Cultural do Reggae

Casa Cultural do Reggae promotes the inclusion and promotion of racial and cultural equality within the existing cultural diversity in our city Salvador, Bahia.

  • Seeking firm and public policies of inclusion and promotion of racial equality for the black people of the state of Bahia, in 2008 several groups and militants of the black movement gathered and presented several proposals to the state government and among them was Casa do Reggae with the objective of promoting the promotion of racial and cultural equality and understanding the great contribution that this rhythm has for the cultural transformation of our city.

    Reggae is not just music, it is also a lifestyle, expressed in the way of being, behaving and thinking, lived by Rastafarians. Casa Cultural do Reggae/ Bahia strengthens and consolidates a strategic line for the growth of visibility and autonomy of affiliates, it also serves as a research center for Universities that already do this with several interviews for jobs in universities in the state of Bahia and other States.

  • Evening music performances happen at this venue owned by Jussara Santana, known for her community work in Salvador bridging the African Diaspora as far as various work on the African continent, France and the United States.

    This venue has space for up to 1000 occupants and will be where our largest Odù celebration takes place.

    They are currently fundraising to make renovations to their 3-story building which is currently uninhabitable. With the help of the Black Freedom Fellowship & Odù Film Festival, Casa Cultural do Reggae will be able to open its doors in December 2024.