Thursday, September 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno (SE corner McKinley and Van Ness) the film “Favela Rising” by Jeff Zimbalist and Matt McCary will be shown. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sa is a former drug-trafficker who becomes a social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police. Just as Anderson’s grassroots Afro-Reggae movement is at the height of success, a tragic accident threatens to silence the movement forever. The film has won 33 film awards including Best Film at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film is 80 minutes long. It is free and wheelchair accessible. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri from 11-3. This film will be shown again on Monday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno (SE corner McKinley and Van Ness) the film “Favela Rising” by Jeff Zimbalist and Matt McCary will be shown. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sa is a former drug-trafficker who becomes a social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro’s most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police. Just as Anderson’s grassroots Afro-Reggae movement is at the height of success, a tragic accident threatens to silence the movement forever. The film has won 33 film awards including Best Film at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film is 80 minutes long. It is free and wheelchair accessible. For more information call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri from 11-3. This film will be shown again on Thursday,September 6th at 1:30 p.m.
