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  • Favela Rising (2005)
  • TV-14
    80 min | Documentary
Favela Rising (2005)
TV-14
80 min | Documentary
A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
Directors
Matt Mochary (directed by) | Jeff Zimbalist (directed by)
Writer
Jeff Zimbalist (written by) (uncredited)
Producers
Matt Mochary (produced by) | Jeff Zimbalist (produced by)
Composers
Force Theory (original score by) | Michael Furjanic | Neill Sanford Livingston
Cinematographers
Kelly Mark Green (cinematography by) | Matt Mochary (cinematography by) | Jeff Zimbalist (cinematography by)
Editor
Jeff Zimbalist (edited by)
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Release date
Apr 24, 2005 (United States)
Awards
15 wins & 3 nominations

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