Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Care About Us” Short Film Almost Didn’t Get Filmed In Brazil
February 12, 2025

This week in 1996, Michael Jackson was in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with director Spike Lee filming the first scenes for the short film for “They Don’t Care About Us”. Did you know that the filming in Brazil almost didn’t happen?  Certain Brazilian government officials objected to the filming but ultimately the courts overruled the objections and filming proceeded. Watch it now:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJL6nfu__Q