---
title: 'Favela Rising (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jeff Zimbalist'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/favela-rising-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455949/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Favela Rising (2005)

2005 · 80 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Favela Rising is a 2005 documentary film by American directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matthew Mochary. It was produced by Sidetrack Films and VOY Pictures. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005, where it won the award for Best New Documentary Filmmaker for Zimbalist and Mochary. The film's look at life in Brazil's slums won it further awards such as Best Documentary Film from the New York Latino Film Festival and Best Feature Documentary from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. The film has won over twenty-five international festival awards and was short-listed for an Oscar.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jeff Zimbalist](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-zimbalist)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeff Zimbalist](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-zimbalist)
- **Editor:** [Jeff Zimbalist](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-zimbalist)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Force Theory](https://cinepixo.com/people/force-theory)

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Official site: http://favelarising.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/favela-rising-2005
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