Favela Rising

Oct 26, 2006 - 19:30 - Corn Exchange

  • Director: Matt Mochary
  • Year: 2005
  • Country: USA
  • Run Time: 80 mins
  • Ratings
  • A: 30
  • B: 53
  • C: 22
  • D: 5
  • E: 0
  • Overall: 74.5
Favela Rising

An inspirational film that documents the evolution of the Brazilian band AfroReggae into a social movement and a local education project whose community work has helped improve the lives of thousands of residents of Rio's favelas (slums) by providing an alternative to a culture of drugs and violence.