CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Interview: ‘Favela Rising’ Director Jeff Zimbalist
CHICAGO – This interview with “Favela Rising” director Jeff Zimbalist is being published on Feb. 29, 2008 in relation to the similar film “City of Men,” which opened in theaters on Feb. 29, 2008. Adam Fendelman’s interview with Zimbalist took place much earlier in March 2007.
“Favela Rising” documents the journey of a who man emerges from the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to lead the non-violent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
Similarly, “City of Men” documents two best friends – about to turn 18 – who make discoveries about their missing fathers’ pasts that will shatter their solid friendship. The film takes place in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas (slums).
- Artist: Adam Fendelman
- Title: Interview: 'Favela Rising' Director Jeff Zimbalist
- Album: HollywoodChicago.com
- Year: 2007
- Length: 27:03 minutes (8 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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