What Are You? Anayansi Prado
“What Are You?” explores themes of family diversity and internalized racism in Latin American culture through filmmaker Anayansi Prado’s journey to her home country of Panama with her estranged father in search of their African ancestors. The unexpected information they uncover during their research will change their identities and relationship forever.
Director – Anayansi Prado
Producer – Anayansi Prado
Cinematographer – Patrick Shen
Editor – Alejandro Valdes-Rochin
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