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Favela Rising 30-City Theatrical Release!

Favela Rising is hitting the big screen! To find out when it comes to your city go to: favelarising.com

Critics are calling Favela Rising:
"...A powerful new documentary [that] has revolutionized cinema..." Spin Magazine
"...Daring and Emotional...Bound to leave an impression..." Hollywood Reporter
"...Embued with Passion..." The New York Times
"...Arresting. Fast-paced. Well-informed..." Time Out

About Favela Rising:
Favela Rising (directed by Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary) 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 Sa 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 AfroReggae movement is at the height of its success, a tragic accident threatens to silence the movement forever.

Firelight Media is working with the producers to bring this film to communities in South Africa, Jamaica, and Colombia. Stay tuned for details on this exciting international outreach project.

To find out more about Favela Rising, check out the MediaRights film database: mediarights.org/film/favela_rising