THEME EXPLORATION

Brazilian favelas

3 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington

A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha

The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
1999 · Peter Greenaway

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His film 'City of God' is a landmark portrayal of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, depicting gang violence and survival through a visceral, fragmented narrative style.

John Lee Hancock United States

While American, his documentary 'Favela Rising' explores the cultural resilience and hip-hop activism emerging from Rio's favelas.