- Favela Rising Movie: Disc: Click here to read the dvd review! Rio de Janeiro, the home of Carnivál, sun drenched beaches, and one of the most famous statues in the world is also the home of one of the most violent neighborhoods in the world. Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary delve deeply into the war zone that is Vigario Geral in Favela Rising a powerful and moving documentary which displays both the lowest levels of humanity and the ability to rise from the depth to empowerment....
- 3/20/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
ThinkFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films have jointly acquired Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's documentary Favela Rising. ThinkFilm, the New York-based indie distributor, and HBO, the Time Warner cable service, previously collaborated on the distribution of the Oscar-nominated docu Spellbound and the Oscar-winning docu Born into Brothels. Favela, which had its world premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the best new documentary filmmaker prize, has just been short-listed for two International Documentary Assn. awards, competing for the best feature prize as well as the Pare Lorentz Award honoring activism and lyrical vision.
- 10/5/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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