Aaron Homem

Aaron Homem is an aspiring scholar who graduated from Emerson College in 2022 with a B.A. in Media Studies and a Minor in Postcolonial and Global Studies. He is indebted to his Portuguese background and has a particular affinity for Lusophone media. Aaron has previously published articles on cinema for Latent Images.
Differing Depictions of Poverty in Brazilian Films ‘Barren Lives’ and ‘Central Station’

Differing Depictions of Poverty in Brazilian Films ‘Barren Lives’ and ‘Central Station’

Brazil’s recent presidential inauguration provides the background for excavating Brazilian Cinema’s depictions of poverty in Barren Lives and Central Station.