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Favela Rising
Favela Rising

 enlarge 		Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary
Actors: Anderson Sa, Jose Junior
Studio: Netflix
Category: DVD

List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $16.02
You Save: $8.93 (36%)



Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 15657

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Portuguese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Running Time: 80 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: 79819
UPC: 796019798198
EAN: 0796019798198

Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Five Star Seller!!! New, factory sealed US Region 1 DVD. Item is 100% guaranteed not to be a bootleg or import. Item is shipped directly from our warehouse. Easy exchange if item defective or damaged in shipped.
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5 out of 5 stars Excellent !   September 24, 2007
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Inspirational story...this should be mandatory viewing for all schools, teachers and parents.....website also provides additional information and study aides for those who want to incorporate it into their lesson plan -
Parabens to the productuion team - what a wonderful project


5 out of 5 stars Worth a watch.. very compelling high quality documentary   May 6, 2007
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

As someone involved in making documentaries, I watch alot of them, though we all love to be creative when we can, if you see something really good, its worth stealing ;-) So I watch alot looking for something to steal. I don't know that I found anything particular here I would steal, but the entire doc was very good product. These guys ended up with a very good documentary (I wish it had attained a renown, but I hope they did well with it).. Their success is a tribute both to their good luck in finding the guy to base it around, his life circumstances that occurred during the filming, and very competent editing and film making. I hope for their luck.. its a good documentary that any maker could be proud of. Congrats all.

I'm still tossed up rather I like the effects they used on the video over the documentary, but I give them credit for trying something different. It seemed kind of cool at sometimes, maybe a bit annoying at others, but either way it didn't disturb the flow of the doc in a negative way.



5 out of 5 stars A study in courage   April 12, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

"Favela Rising" is a wonderful movie, which highlights the courage of a young man growing up and living in the ghetto. It is a study in how to turn a negative situation into a positive one without compromising, but also, without disrespecting others. Should be shown in all the junior high and high schools, for young people to see that the ripple of one person's actions can become the wave of change that affects many people's lives.


5 out of 5 stars The birth of Afro Reggae . . .   January 18, 2007
 16 out of 16 found this review helpful

This subversive little documentary advances an argument that grassroots efforts in poverty-stricken neighborhoods (in this case a slum - favela - in Rio de Janeiro) can dramatically reverse entrenched patterns of social decay, violence, and crime. The two young American filmmakers tell a story of how two young Brazilians began a community rebuilding project by using the making of an energetic and infectious form of music of their own creation, Afro Reggae, as an alternative to the lure of drug dealing and street crime. A blend of hip-hop, drumming, and acrobatics, the music became a source of pride and self-respect for the increasing numbers of young people who performed it, and by their example they became a model of community responsibility and achievement.

The film, in its depiction of slum violence, is harrowing. And the account of its central guiding figure, Anderson Sa, makes of him a man of heroic stature. He is portrayed as living in almost complete fearlessness in his commitment to his vision. And when you think the film has made its point about him, it then surprises you by shifting gears with the introduction of an unexpected crisis, adding a dimension to his character and the nature of his mission that raises him to a near mythic level. The film has been received far and wide as a kind of inspirational gospel on how to carry out a "war on poverty" anywhere in the world.

The DVD has an entertaining music video that captures the energy of Afro Reggae, and there is a making-of documentary that illuminates the film and gives its young filmmakers an opportunity to speak about their intentions, their idealism, and what they feel is the film's message as it finally took shape for them.


5 out of 5 stars Paradigm Shifting   December 13, 2006
 9 out of 11 found this review helpful

The Shiva Effect. It represents the idea that, out of chaos, new life is created. This documentary is the amazing eye-witness account of that phenomenon and how it replicates itself in those who are touched by it.

In FAVELA RISING, two American filmmakers travel to Brazil to create a documentary about the disparate lifestyles of the haves and the have-nots in Rio. They spend weeks going back and forth between the suburbs and the favelas, filming several different personalities. Then, it happens -- the Shiva Effect. It dramatically changes the life of one of the characters in the documentary, and suddenly the filmmakers are transformed as well. They decide to ditch their originally planned script and follow the Shiva Effect as it unfolds in realtime.

Pick up a copy and be ready to be experience it yourself.




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