River silence / TVO presents ; an EyeSteelFilm production ; in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; written and directed by Rogério Soares ; produced by Annette Clarke, Bob Moore.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Soares, Rogério, film director, screenwriter.

Clarke, Annette, film producer.

Moore, Bob (Film producer), film producer.

TVOntario, production company.

EyeSteelFilm (Firm), production company.

National Film Board of Canada, production company.

Pragda (Firm), publisher, distributor.

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Belo Monte (Power plant)--Environmental aspects.

Belo Monte (Power plant).

Dams--Social aspects--Brazil--Xingu River Valley.

Dams.

Dams--Environmental aspects--Brazil--Xingu River Valley.

Xingu River Valley (Brazil)--Social conditions.

Xingu River Valley (Brazil).

Xingu River Valley (Brazil)--Environmental conditions.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (92 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : Pragda Films, [2019]

Language Note:

In Portuguese with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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

Credits:

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 6, 2024).

Publisher Number:

pr-rivsil Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.