Directed by Lázaro Ramos; written by Lusa Silvestre, Aldri Anunciação, Elísio Lopes Jr. and Ramos Among the films screened at this year’s Pan African Film Festival, which was held virtually in February, Executive Order (2020) stood out not only for addressing identity politics, but also for approaching the subject with a combination of humor and seriousness. Based on a 2011 play called Namibia, No!, the Brazilian film exposes the absurdity and reactionary logic of a perspective that elevates race above all other considerations. But as thoughtful and refreshing as the film is, it is unable to articulate a progressive alternative to racial politics precisely because it does not reject them completely.