Cesária Évora

An empowering portrait of the legendary singer and icon Cesária Évora, the ‘Barefoot Diva’, a woman born in colonial Cape Verde whose voice took her from poverty to stardom.

Ana Sofia Fonseca's music documentary is an empowering portrait of the legendary singer and icon Cesária Évora, the ‘Barefoot Diva’, a woman born in colonial Cape Verde whose voice took her from poverty to stardom. Tracing the diverse political and social contexts of Évora’s life and the universal themes of freedom and racial and gender inequality, illustrated by many never-before-seen archival footage, including personal home videos, original recordings and unique testimonies from those closest to this trailblazing African icon.