Favela Rising is a 2005 documentary film by American directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary.

It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005, where it won the award for Best New Documentary Filmmaker for Zimbalist and Mochary.

The film focuses on the work of Anderson Sá, a former drug trafficker who establishes the grassroots movement AfroReggae.

Early on, Grupo Cultural AfroReggae offered a different type of education to the youth it attracted.

Grupo Cultural AfroReggae believes that through education, there is a greater likelihood that adolescents will not get caught up in drugs and gang violence.