53rd Sydney Film Festival
Australia, June 9 - 25, 2006
The jury
Tim Milfull (Australia), Oscar Hillerström (), Rachael Turk (),
Awarded films
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by
Jeff Zimbalist,
(USA/ Brazil, 2005, 80 mins)
Reports
Images from a Rio de Janeiro favela. In their film Favela Rising which earned a standing ovation, filmmakers Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary portray a charismatic Rio drug trafficker who turned his back against violence to preach a positive message in a musical form. For our jury, it was the best film in the selection of documentaries, at the Sydney Film Festival which celebrated its 53rd edition.