Favela rising / Genius Entertainment ; a film by Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary ; produced and directed by Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary
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| Subjects: | Political activists--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro Social movements--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro Vigário Geral (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)--Social conditions Documentary films Grupo Cultural AfroReggae AfroReggae (Musical group) Sá, Anderson Junior, José |
| Formats: | Video Recording, DVD |
| Material Type: | Projected medium -- Monograph |
| Language: | Portuguese, Portuguese (translated from), English |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Edition: | Widescreen version |
| Published: | Santa Monica, CA : Genius Entertainment, [2007] |
| LC Classification: | H, HV |
| Additional Authors: | Producer : Zimbalist, Jeff Director : Mochary, Matt Sidetrack Films VOY Pictures Genius Entertainment |
| Notes: | ISBN: 1594444188 ISBN: 9781594444180 UPC: 796019798198 Videorecording number: 79819 DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; widescreen ; Dolby digital stereo or 5.1 audio Documentary Portuguese with English subtitles Title from opening frames "Sidetrack Films and Voy Pictures present" --At head of title Anderson Sá ; Jose Junior ; Marcio Nunes ; Andre Luis Azevedo ; Zuenir Ventura ; Altair Martins ; Michele Moraes ; Lizietia Carmen Siqueira Credits: Editor, Jeff Zimbalist ; cinematography, Jeff Zimbalist , Matt Mochary, Kelly Mark Green ; original music, Force Theory ; featured music, AfroReggae ; sound editor, Paul Bercovitch Originally released as a motion picture in 2005 Package design, Genius Products, LLC, 2007 Summary: Documents how former drug-trafficker Anderson Sa, and Jose Junior's Grupo Cultural AfroReggae are working to unite a Rio slum, or favela, against a violent drug industry and police oppression. The Grupo Cultural AfroReggae organization uses music as an instrument of change, to offer an alternative to the drug lords as role models for the children of the favela, and Sa is the lead vocalist for their band, AfroReggae Contents: The Brazilian Bosnia -- Vigario massacre -- The Shiva effect -- New role models -- Fighting corruption -- I have changed -- Voice of the community -- Expanding the movement -- Lucas invasion -- Immobile -- A miracle Contents: Bonus features: Behind the documentary ; AfroReggae music video ; theatrical trailer |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| OCLC Number: | 122912211 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 1594444188 9781594444180 7960197981 79819 |