Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2012

Neuer Film: Belo Monte - Ankündigung eines Krieges


"BELO MONTE, AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF WAR"


A Documentary about the largest ongoing construction project in Brazil, where both OPINIONS/DEPOSITIONS for and against Belo Monte point towards a environmental, economic and social disaster.

Belo Monte is a hydroelectric dam that the Brazilian government intends to implement right in the heart of the Amazon, on the Xingu River bend, near the city of Altamira in the Pará state.

The documentary "Belo Monte, An Announcement of War" is an independent and collective project regarding the project, that was filmed over 3 expeditions to the Xingu river region. It contains rich material on the BASTIDORES of the most contraversial project being planned in Brazil. The footage is incredibly IMPACTANTE, including interviews with the main people involved AND IMPACTED by the project, including Indiginous leaders (such as Cheif Raoni and Megaron), the Brazilian Attorney General (Dr. Felício Pontes), the president of the Brazilian National Indian Foundation - FUNAI (Márcio Meira) and local politicians in favour of the construction of the dam.



Belo Monte - Anúncio de uma Guerra
por CINEDELIA
Documentário com entrevistas e imagens que revelam como a obra está sendo imposta, sem dialogo.
vimeo, 15/07/2012