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River Silence

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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 Rogerio Soares travels into this mythic and brutalized world to encounter some of its most vulnerable and inspiring inhabitants.

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River Silence

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Authors

Soares, Rogério
Clarke, Annette
Moore, Bob
Aung-Thwin, Mila
Cross, Daniel
Jankovic, Jane
Fong, Linda
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
EyesteelFilm Inc. (Montreal)

Subjects

Dams--Brazil.
Dams--Environmental aspects--Brazil.
Xingu River (Brazil).
BrazilHydroelectric power damsEndangered ecosystemsEnvironmental issuesConservationAmerindians (South America)
Documentary films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (91 min., 58 sec.) : sound.

Awards Note

Honourable Mention for the DGC Special Jury Prize - Canadian Feature Documentary, 2019 Crystal Hornbill for the Best Documentary Film, 2020

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General Note

Agency - English program:.Quebec & Atlantic Studio.
Agency:.EyeSteelFilm (Blues) Productions Inc. in coproduction with the National Film Board of Canada.

Credit Note

Writer, Rogério Soares ; director, Rogério Soares ; producer, Annette Clarke, Bob Moore ; executive producer, Mila Aung-Thwin, Annette Clarke, Daniel Cross, Jane Jankovic ; production executive, Linda Fong ; editor, Ryan Mullins ; composer, Nicole Lizée ; cinematography, Glauco Bermudez, Aldo Oviedo Tejo ; sound design, Catherine Van Der Donckt, Benoît Dame, Jérémie Jones ; location sound, Catherine Van Der Donckt, Victor Arturo Jaramillo Quevedo ; research, Edmund Duff ; foley artist, Stéphane Cadotte ; re-recording, Isabelle Lussier.

Performer Note

Featuring, Raimunda Gomes Da Silva, Tamakwera Parakana, Karliane Lopes De Souza, Francinete Pinto Novaes, Ana Paula Pinto Novaes ; participant, Mandui Parakana, Andui Parakana, Tutui Parakana, Tutuia Parakana, Maraduia Parakana, Risonei Da Silva, Fernanda Félix De Abreu, Maria Vanusa Baca Da Silva, Leidiane Araujo Lopes, Adalberto Rodrigues, Humberto Lopes Da Cunha, Halberto Henrique Lopes Da Cunha, Amanda Gabryelle Lopes Da Cunha, Joao Lucas Gomes De Lima, Joao Pereira Da Silva, Vinicius Gomes Da Silva, Andressa Pinto Novaes, Dione Madson, Matricia Cristina, Odair Oliveira.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2019.

Summary

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 Rogerio Soares travels into this mythic and brutalized world to encounter some of its most vulnerable and inspiring inhabitants.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Honourable Mention for the DGC Special Jury Prize - Canadian Feature Documentary, 2019
Crystal Hornbill for the Best Documentary Film, 2020

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).