River Silence

(River Silence)
Rogério Soares | Documentary

2019 | 92 minutes | Canada

As construction of one of the world’s largest dams destroys the Amazon’s ancient ecosystems, the filmmaker offers a plea for those brutalized for rampant development.

Synopsis

The Belo Monte Dam, one of the world’s biggest and most controversial infrastructure projects, is causing massive ecological and social devastation along Brazil’s Xingu River. Director Rogério Soares travels into this mythic and brutalized world to encounter some of its most vulnerable and inspiring inhabitants.

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Soares, Rogério (film director)
Soares, Rogério (screenwriter)
Clarke, Annette (film producer)
Moore, Bob (film producer)

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Cinematography, Glauco Bermudez, Aldo Oviedo; editing, Ryan Mullins; music, Nicole Lizée.


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Hot Docs - Honourable Mention for DGC Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary; Rain International Nature Film Festival - Crystal Hornbill for Best Documentary; DocsMx International Documentary Film Festival; Santa Barbara International Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Rogério Soares

NATIONALITY: Canada

YEAR: 2019

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: English; Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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