Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
$100 - $250 / Day
Request QuoteI am a Brazilian documentarist based in both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, having lived abroad in Belgium, India, Mexico and the US, thus being street smart and world wise. I also speak fluently English, French and Spanish (and a little bit of hindi). And some of my interests are social sciences, anthropology, ethnography, arts and psychoanalysis. Most of my work has to do with cultural identities, traditions, versions of facts and of history, personal narratives and memory. Please feel free to ask the link to my films, as I’ve created and directed the 13-episodes-series “Family Recipes” (À Moda da Casa, 2016), the feature “Old Man’s Cars” (Homem-Carro, 2014), the medium length “Bollywood Embodied, the people want cinema” (Corpo de Bollywood, 2007) and the upcoming short film “Visiting from Exile” (A Visita do Exílio, 2017). To story hunt is what I like to do. And I am glad that I can apply to do so in this network. Internet has proven to be generous for those who convey powerful and empowering narratives. It is a sort of comeback of old school investigative journalism, with a touch of cinematic experience in a completely new way to consume and share information. Sincerely I wish to make filmmaking - specially in the documentary field - more politically effective. At least this is what I plan to offer, with a lot of sensitivity towards others. Regarding my freelance experience, since I graduated from Film School* back in 2008, I have worked as assistant director in fiction for both TV and cinema. However, by 2012 I succeeded on migrating to documentary entirely. I mainly freelance as story producer and assistant director, but also as fixer and as a director, working for several companies in Brazil, such as Pindorama Filmes, Segunda-Feira Filmes, Gávea Filmes, República Pureza, CineGroup and Agência Click Isobar. I’d also worked for a French company once, L’Oeil Sauvage. C’était super! In a daily basis I am frequently asked to find stories and characters for Brazilian series like “What Tree Is That?”, “Big Cities”, “The Power of Sport”, “The Fountain of Youth” and “Help! My Children eat badly”. And also to bring up storylines and develop projects out from rough ideas and materials. Most directors I work with treasure my research abilities, creative skills and understanding of storytelling. I consider myself being very perceptive, making me a good listener and interviewer. Furthermore, I have built some filmography that can highlight my skills in directing and producing, so rest assured that I will deliver. * Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Social Communication, Cinema Studies
Family Recipes (À Moda da Casa) is a 13 episode series about immigration, cultural ajustment and culinary traditions broadcast by CineBrasilTV, produced by Segunda-Feira Filmes and coproduced by Anima Lucis, my production house. This series was funded by FSA, Brazilian Cinema Agency's Fund. I am the series' creator and director, as well as the content supervisor.
Produced for Agência ClickIsobar
The Last NP was ClickIsobar Agency's action for marketing and advertising the theatrical rehearsal of feature film Brazilian Western. The project consisted in publishing one last and commemorative edition of "the gutter press" tabloid named "Notícias Populares", aka NP, based on the film's plot. I reunited the original Editorial Board to work on the last edition and filmed what became the promo.
The Fountain of Youth (Fonte da Juventude) is a 4 episode series for TV Globo's Sunday's primetime news show Fantastico, and will also turn into a feature documentary film in 2017. Created by NGO Novos Urbanos and Pindorama Filmes, directed by Estevão Ciavatta with whom I work a lot as assistant director and story producer.
TV Escola is a Brazilian educative channel and The Power of Sport was a two-episode special on sport. Produced by Segunda-Feira Filmes, directed by Davi Kolb and Ligia Diogo, both episodes O Frescobol and Meu Destino É Correr were researched by me, so it was I who found the story and characters.
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