Favela Rising (2005)

Directors:

Matt Mochary
Jeff Zimbalist

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Their music fueled a movement. His message fought a war.

Plot:

A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae. |

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Andre Luis Azevedo	...	Himself
Jose Junior	...	Himself
Michele Moraes	...	Herself
Anderson Sa	...	Himself
Zuenir Ventura	...	Himself
Leandro Firmino	...	Himself / Interviewer (uncredited)
Jonathan Haagensen	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Marcos Suzano	...	Himself / Percussion teacher (uncredited) (archive footage)

Directed by
Matt Mochary
Jeff Zimbalist

Produced by
Ravi Anne	....	executive producer
Mariana Benchimol	....	field producer
Roberta Drumond	....	field producer
Chris Green	....	consulting producer
Bob Kanuri	....	associate producer
Noah Khoshbin	....	associate producer
Richard Lim	....	executive producer
Matt Mochary	....	producer
Jeff Zimbalist	....	producer

Original Music by
Force Theory
Michael Furjanic
Neill Sanford Livingston

Cinematography by
Kelly Mark Green
Matt Mochary
Jeff Zimbalist

Film Editing by
Jeff Zimbalist

Production Management
Tatiana Dorow	....	production manager
Jose Junior	....	production manager

Sound Department
Ethan Beigel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Bercovitch	....	sound editor
Pat Donahue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Donahue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Furjanic	....	foley artist
Michael Furjanic	....	supervising sound editor

Editorial Department
Daniela Carvalho	....	first assistant editor
Mike Nuget	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Sanford Livingston	....	composer: original score
Sean Ruch	....	music rights coordinator
Joe Rudge	....	music clearances

Other crew
David L. Feinberg	....	translator
Sean Ruch	....	distribution coordinator
Alan Swyer	....	consultant

Thanks
Karen Schmeer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Sidetrack Films
• Stealth Creations
• VOY Pictures

Distributors

• HBO/Cinemax Documentary (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• MTV Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paris Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD) (Portuguese, English and Spanish subtitles)
• THINKFilm (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Other Companies

• Postworks New York  post-production sound services

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Brazil | USA

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Brazil:12 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Sidetrack Films

Trivia:

A significant part of the archive footage showing police violence was not made at Vigário Geral, but in other areas of Rio de Janeiro, and widely shown on Brazilian TV news programs.

Soundtrack:

Som de VG

Moving, Inspiring and beautifully made

For once a story of hope highlighted over the tragic reality our youth face. Favela Rising draws one into a scary, unsafe and unfair world and shows through beautiful color and moving music how one man and his dedicated friends choose not to accept that world and change it through action and art. An entertaining, interesting, emotional, aesthetically beautiful film. I showed this film to numerous high school students as well who all live in neighborhoods with poverty and and gun violence and they were enamored with Anderson, the protagonist. I recommend this film to all ages over 13 (due to subtitles and some images of death) from all backgrounds.