Favela rising /

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 alternat...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Thinkfilm (Firm), HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films, Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Zimbalist, Jeff, Mochary, Matt, Sá, Anderson, Junior, José, Nunes, Marcio, Azevedo, Andre Luis, Ventura, Zuenir, Martins, Altair, Moraes, Michele, Siqueira, Lizietia Carmen
Format:	Book
Language:	Portuguese
Language Notes:	Portuguese with English subtitles.
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:	Sá, Anderson. Junior, José. AfroReggae (Musical group) Vigário Geral (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > Social conditions. Political activists > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Social movements > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Slums > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Foreign films.

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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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Bonus features include Behind the documentary ; AfroReggae music video. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital stereo or 5.1; NTSC.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Editor, Jeff Zimbalist ; cinematography, Jeff Zimbalist , Matt Mochary, Kelly Mark Green ; original music, Force Theory ; featured music, AfroReggae ; sound editor, Paul Bercovitch.