DOCUMENTARIES

HOT DOCS 2017: STATE OF EXCEPTION

Published

7 years ago

March 28, 2017

As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympics, a community of self-described “urban Indians” are threatened with forced eviction to make way for a stadium named after the original indigenous inhabitants of the territory. As the mega-events begin threatening a number of other communities with displacement, residents unite to fight back in defense of their constitutional rights, temporarily suspended under a “state of exception”. This character driven story was filmed over the course of 6 years, utilizing production protocols that combine observational verité with participatory documentary practices and citizen journalism.

Disclaimer: Fernando Fernandez did not write the synopsis above.

Screening Times at HOT DOCS 2017

Saturday, April 29th @615PM @TIFF Bell Lightbox 3

Sunday, April 30th @145PM @TIFF Bell Lightbox 2

Friday, May 5th @915PM @Scotiabank Theatre 7

www.stateofexception.com

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Fernando Fernandez

Fernando Fernandez is a graduate of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. He became interested in entertainment journalism in the late 2000s writing for online startups. He founded FERNTV in 2009 and focused mainly on the film industry. With over a thousand interviews conducted with all walks of life in film, he is still learning as if every day is day one.