A new documentary is now in theaters in the US called Favela Rising. Illustrating the power of music and dance through revolutionary social movements, the synopsis reads:
FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela (Brazilian
squatter settlement) united. 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.
Winner of numerous awards, this feature is on its way to the Oscars for sure.
View the trailer and find out where its playing in your town: Favela Rising
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