Quebec Premiere
CSE 2023

Rejeito

After the largest mining dam breaks in history, further dam collapses threaten millions in Brazil. A state advisor confronts the government's modus operandi, while dam refugees resist the mining companies' abuses in their threatened communities. 
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SYNOPSIS

After the largest mining dam breaks in history, further dam collapses threaten millions in Brazil. A state counselor confronts the government's modus operandi, while dam refugees resist the mining companies' abuses in their threatened communities.

Theme(s): Climate Crisis, Colonialism, Environnement, Human Rights

DETAILS

Director | , Pedro De Filippis
Year | , 2023
Country | , Brazil, United States
Duration | 75 minutes
Original language | , Portuguese
Subtitles | , French
Image | Pedro De Filippis, Pedro De Filippis, Pedro De Filippis
Sound | Daniel Nunes
Sound design | Daniel Nunes
Sound mixing | Daniel Nunes
Music | Gustavo Cunha, Paulo Santos
Editing | Luiz Pretti
Production | Bronte Stahl, Leonardo Mecchi, Tarsila Nakamura

RÉALISATION

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Pedro De Filippis

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Pedro de Filippis is a filmmaker based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In 2016 he was selected for the European MFA program Doc Nomads, during which he directed eight short documentaries in Portugal, Hungary, and Belgium. In 2021 he was nominated for the Global Emerging Filmmaker prize by Netflix and IDA. Rejeito is his first feature film.

CAREER

Cinéma du Réel · Hot Docs · FICA International Festival of Environmental Film (Brazil)

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