Favela Rising
| User Rating | |
|---|---|
| Producer(s) | Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist |
| Director(s) | Matt Mochary, Jeff Zimbalist |
| Release Date | 2005 |
| Work In Progress | n |
| Youth Media | n |
Film Description
FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sá is a former drug-trafficker who turns social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police. At the dawn of liberation, just as collective mobility is overcoming all odds and Anderson’s grassroots Afro Reggae movement is at the height of its success, a tragic accident threatens to silence the movement forever.
-Official Selection of the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival
| Official Site | http://www.favelarising.com/ |
|---|---|
| Official Contact | Please log in or register for a free account to view this film's email address. |
| Administrative Contact | Mediarights_Admin |
| Last Updated On: | February 09, 2012 |
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