2010 | Brazil | Fiction

5x Favela, Now By Ourselves (Agora Por Nós Mesmos)

  • Portuguese English 103 mins
  • Director | Manaíra Carneiro, Wagner Novais, Rodrigo Felha, Cacau Amaral, Luciano Vidigal, Cadu Barcellos, Luciana Bezerra.
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Carlos Diegues, Renata Magalhães

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Based on his segment Escola de Samba Alegria de Viver from 1962 in a film called Cinco Vezes Favela. The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.

Documentary Brazilian Cinema Favelas Short Films Community Empowerment
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