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DVD Review: Favela Rising

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.
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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.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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