Moving Up

A patient, ground-level look at a community facing change, letting everyday voices carry the weight of home and belonging.

Directed by

Gustavo Ribeiro

Genres

Documentary

Overview

The film follows the daily lives of residents of a community, made up of two favelas and a housing complex in São Paulo, which is about to undergo an urbanization process. However, possible urbanization generates resistance from residents of the most valued area of the neighborhood, in a movement known as “Not in my backyard”.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Class, identity, power, family

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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