Monday, April 17 - 7:30 PM
Guest Speaker: Javier Auyero, Associate Professor of Socialogy - SUNY Stony Brook,NY
(Copied from the Village Cinema Web site)
http://www.gpjac.org/villagecinema.html Favela Rising
Theatre Three, 406 Main Street, Port Jefferson
Winner of the Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005, "Favela Rising" traces the rehabilitation of a murder-ravaged Rio de Janeiro slum (or Favela) through the power of music. Anderson Sá, a former drug-trafficker and charismatic leader, confronts drug lords, corrupt local police and a trigger-happy militia with the beat of Afro-reggae – a combination of hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance. The film graphically portrays the societal shift from depictions of bloody police massacres, to massive concerts, with drums replacing the guns in kids' hands. This film pulses with extraordinary concert coverage and vibrating energy.
