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REJEITO

Directed by Pedro de Filippis

Brazil, USA | 2023 | 75' | Portuguese

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.

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Festivals & Awards

Cinéma du Réel​ (France)

Hotdocs (Canada)

FICA - Festival Internacional de Cinema e Vídeo Ambiental (Brazil) -Best Director Award  

A bientôt j'espère - Cinéma éphémère (France)

Festival Brésil en Mouvements (France) 

CineEco (Portugal) - Prémio da Juventude Longa-metragem em língua portuguesa

Mostra CineBH (Brazil)
Panoramica (Sweden)

Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival (Brazil)
Camden International Film Festival (USA)

Indie Memphis Film Festival (USA)

Terra di Tutti Film Festival (Italy)
Science New Wave Festival (USA)
IDFA - Best of Fests (The Netherlands)

Forumdoc.bh (Brazil)

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