REJEITO

TAILINGS

By Pedro DE FILIPPIS

MORETHAN FILMS - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2023

In the wake of massive mining dam collapses, citizens of Minas Gerais, Brazil fight for their threatened communities.

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World Showcase
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    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary, First film, Environmental
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL, USA
    • Languages
    • BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 75 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Pedro DE FILIPPIS
    • Producer(s)
    • Leonardo MECCHI (ENQUADRAMENTO PRODUÇOES)
    • Synopsis
    • 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.
    • Partners & financing
    • The project is supported by the Sundance Institute, DocSociety, Nia Tero Foundation, Chicago Media Project, and LEF Foundation.
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Apr 01, 2020
    • End of shooting
    • Nov 15, 2022