Education

• Regular Screenwriting Course – International School of Film and Television, San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (2021-2024)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences – University of São Paulo, School of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences (FFLCH-USP, 2019)

Filmography

• “VIDAS QUE TRANSFORMAM” (2023) – Documentary Series. Screenwriter. Canal OFF. Production: Preta Portê Filmes.
• “HBO SERIES DEVELOPMENT” (2022/2023) – Original Series. Junior Screenwriter. Exclusive contract for the development of the first season (details under NDA). Production: Mira Filmes.
• “EICTV – CUBA” (2023) – Fiction Series (Science Fiction). Screenwriter. Developed pilot episode in a multi-Latin American writers’ room (4 countries).
• “DEPOIS DO FIM DO MUNDO” (2022) – Documentary Web Series (5 episodes). Roles: Writer, Director, Director of Photography. Theme: The pandemic in Brazil’s urban periphery.
• “BABADO PERIFÉRICO” (2016) – Documentary Web Series. Roles: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor.
• “MANHÃS DE SETEMBRO – XRAY” (2022) – Mini Documentaries. Role: Content Director for X-RAY episodes (1st season of the Amazon Prime series).
• “MOVIMENTO III_CELEBRATION, ESPUMAS PÓS-TSUNAMI” (2022) – Fiction Short. Roles: Co-Director and Co-Director of Photography.
• “PERIFERICU” (2022) – Fiction. Roles: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Production: Maloka Filmes.
• “SAUDADES MALOQUEIRA” (2024) – Fiction (post-production). Roles: Writer, Director. Production: Maloka Filmes; Co-production: NUV&M.
• “FRONTERIZA” (2025) – Fiction. Roles: Writer, Director. Production: Maloka Filmes.
• “ANBA DLO” (2024) – Fiction. Roles: Writer, Director. Production: Maloka Filmes, Mata Fechada Filmes, Ursana Filmes, and Kinolakay (Haiti, Cuba, Brazil).
• “JUSTIN Y YO” (2022) – Documentary. Roles: Writer, Director, Editor. Shot in Cuba.
• “UM FILME PARA MARIELLE” (2018) – Documentary. Roles: Writer, Director, Director of Photography.
• Commercials (TV & DIGITAL) – Director. Branded content for Facebook, Mercado Livre, Coca-Cola, and Ambev. Production: NUV&M.
• Script Consultant for multiple documentary and fiction projects in post-production.

Labs and Residencies

• DIP Lab (2024) – International lab focused on documentary, intimacy, and staging.
• ine Qua Non Lab (2024, Mexico) – Script Revision Lab for narrative feature development.
• Locarno Pro: Match Me! (2024) – International co-production networking platform (Locarno Film Festival).

Awards and Nominations

• “FRONTERIZA” (2025)
• 14th Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival: Olhar Award for Best Brazilian Short Film.
• “ANBADLO” (2025)
• 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival: Best Film.
• 75th Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival: World Premiere – Official Selection.
• Marché du Film (2024)
• Selected for the Brazilian Delegation with support from SPCine (feature film project development)
• PERIFERICU (2019–2021)
• Festival de Tiradentes (2020): Winner – Best Short Film (Canal Brasil)
• Mix Brasil (2019): Winner – Suzy Capô Award for Most Transgressive Work
• Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro (2021): Finalist – Best Fiction Short
• ABRA Awards (2021): Finalist – Best Screenplay in a Short Film
• Clube de Criação: Winner – Gold Star (Periferia Criativa category)
• “UM FILME PARA MARIELLE” (2018)
• SuperOff (2018): Winner – Best Film
• “UM BOM LUGAR” (2021)
• Metrô Lab: Winner – Best Screenplay

Notable Invitations & Honors

• Ocupa Trans (2024): Selected to represent trans directors at Cannes Lions
• Papel&Caneta (year TBD): Featured in list of 30 young leaders transforming the communication industry

Publications

• “Concrete Floors and Plasma Screens” – Published in Cinesesc | Mostra Amor ao Cinema (2023).
• “Cinema Cursed by Our Ancestors” – Published in Revista Estudos Transviados (2022).
• “Transmasculine Prosperity” – Published in Revista Estudos Transviados (2022).
• “Peripheral Babados: LGBTQ+ Lives in the Outskirts of São Paulo” – Published by the Brazilian Institute of Urban Law (IBDU) as part of the “New Perspectives” series: “Right to the City: Experiences and Perspectives on Gender Identity and Affective and Sexual Diversity” (2018).

Speaking Engagements & Guest Contributions

• A Streetwise Approach to Curatorship – Presentation for SPCine and Vila das Artes.
• How to Write Love Letters? Or a Guide to Writing a Film – Workshop presented at Bloco do Beco, as part of Ibira Lab and the EmFrente training program by Fundação Tide Setubal.
• How to Make a Short Film? From Guerrilla to Sleight of Hand – Masterclasses presented at Sesc, Festival Alagoar, Festival Pangeia, among others.