Favela Rising, Dirs Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary, USA 2005
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Favela Rising
Favela Rising is an explosive and inspirational documentary about Rio de Janeiro's most violent favela (shantytown) and the revolutionary vision of a man who against all odds rises to enhance his community.
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. Shot over a two-year period, Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's extraordinarily powerful and life affirming film celebrates the strength of the human spirit in the face of human-rights violations, social injustices, and unexpected adversity.
Certificate: UK:12A
Dir Matt Mochary and Jeff Zimbalist
Cast: Andre Luis Azevedo, Jose Junior, Michele Moraes, Anderson Sa, Zuenir Ventura
Running time: 80 min
Release date: 10 March 2006 (UK)
Country: Brazil / USA
Language: Portuguese w/English subtitles
Format available: 35mm/digi
"Vibrant, memorable and significant. A remarkable story of human transformation." The Los Angeles Times
"An important reminder of how human beings can unite to effect grass-roots social change." BBC
"Astounding. Leaps off the screen." Kansas City Star