Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
$300 - $1000 / Day
Request QuoteMatias Maxx is a journalist, photographer, videomaker and drone pilot based in Rio de Janeiro with twenty five years of experience both with big, small or solo crews. He produced, shot and directed stories, documentaries and series for international media such as VICE, NatGeo, HBO and Al-Jazeera among others. In 2016, he published in VICE Brasil the article “Did the pacification of the 'Complexo do Alemão' work?”, awarded first place in the V Latin American Journalism Award on Drugs. He also directed and produced video-clips, ads and mini-documentaries for Sony, Island Records, Nike and Red Bull. I have lots of experience and a great network of contacts so I can either do solo "guerrilla style" stories with my Sony FX3 and DJI Mini 2, or assemble medium or big sized crews for any need.
Produced for Vice Media
Short documentary about the Baile Funk "150 BPM" music genre from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. I wrote, directed, produced and did one of the three cameras for this story and also licensed archival footage.
Produced for Vice News
Worked six months in this VIOCE documentary about the Black Lives Matters movement in Brazil. Did research, found the characters, making pre-production, field production, translation, and licensed archival footage.
Produced for Rumble
Music Video for Bob Marley's "Is This Love" song remixed by LVNDSCAPE & Boiler. Did the production, casting, locations and assigned the local crew.
Produced for Vice
This is a short documentary about the first LGBT parade in "Baile da Gaiola" the notorious Baile Funk party at Vila da Penha, Rio de Janeiro. An immersive dive into one of the most underground, grassroots and legitimate cultures in Rio de Janeiro: the Baile Funk. I've pitched, produced and did one of the two cameras in this one.
A quick sample of some "postcard" footage I have from Rio de Janeiro, my hometown.
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