Favela Rising (2005)
Their music fueled a movement. His message fought a war.
A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
- Date of release
- 2005-04-24
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary
Casting
- Andre Luis Azevedo — Himself
- José Júnior — Himself
- Michele Moraes — Herself
- Anderson Sa — Himself
- Zuenir Ventura — Himself
Interesting facts
Favela Rising is a 2005 documentary film by American directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matthew Mochary. It was produced by Sidetrack Films and VOY Pictures. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005, where it won the award for Best New Documentary Filmmaker for Zimbalist and Mochary. The film's look at life in Brazil's slums won it further awards such as Best Documentary Film from the New York Latino Film Festival and Best Feature Documentary from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. The film has won over twenty-five international festival awards and was short-listed for an Oscar.
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