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.
Citation
Main credits
Soares, Rogério (film director)
Soares, Rogério (screenwriter)
Clarke, Annette (film producer)
Moore, Bob (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Glauco Bermudez, Aldo Oviedo; editing, Ryan Mullins; music, Nicole Lizée.
Citation
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Pragda subjects
Anthropology
Culture + Identity
Environment + Sustainability
Geography
Indigenous Peoples
Latin American Studies
Sociology
South America
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Festivals
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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