Feature Films

7 Prisoners (2021)

Official Selections: 
78th Venice Film Festival
46th Toronto Film Festival
45th São Paulo Film Festival
44th Mill Valley Film Festival
9th Middleburg Film Festival
DGA Global Cinema Series

Awards:
78th Venice Film Festival, Sorriso Diverso Award for Diversity (Win)
78th Venice Film Festival, Fondazione Fai Award (Special Mention)
78th Venice Film Festival, Armani Beauty Audience Award (Nomination)
53rd NAACP Awards, Outstanding International Motion Picture (Win)
22nd ABC Cinematography Award, Best Editing (Nomination)
22nd ABC Cinematography Award, Best Cinematography (Nomination)
22nd ABC Cinematography Award, Best Art Direction (Nomination)
22nd ABC Cinematography Award, Best Sound (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Picture (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Director (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Supporting Actor (Win)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Supporting Actor (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Screenplay, Original (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Art Direction (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Costume Design (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Editing (Nomination)
21st Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Sound (Nomination)
5th Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema, Best Editing (Win)
5th Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema, Best Actor (Nomination)
5th Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema, Best Supporting Actor (Nomination)
5th Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema, Best Sound (Nomination)

Distribution: 
Netflix (Worldwide)


Socrates
(2018)

Official Selections:
TIFF Next Wave, Toronto Film Festival 
67th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival
59th Thessaloniki Film Festival
59th Cartagena Film Festival
47th Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
45th Seattle Film Festival
43rd Frameline Film Festival
42nd São Paulo Film Festival
40th Havana Film Festival
40th Durban Film Festival
38th Istanbul Film Festival
37th Uruguay Film Festival
36th Miami Film Festival
34th Guadalajara Film Festival
33rd BFI Flare
30th Palm Springs Film Festival
23rd Lima Film Festival
23rd Queer Lisboa Film Festival
20th Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
19th Woodstock Film Festival
18th Los Angeles Film Festival

Awards:
67th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival, Best Actor (Win)
63rd São Paulo Association of Critics, Best Actor (Win)
59th Thessaloniki Film Festival, Int'l Competition (Special Mention)
59th Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Queer Film (Win)
42nd São Paulo Film Festival, Int’l Jury Award (Honorable Mention)
37th Uruguay Film Festival, Best First Work Award (Win)
36th Miami Film Festival, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award (Win)
34th Independent Spirit Awards, Someone to Watch Award (Win)
34th Independent Spirit Awards, John Cassavetes Award (Nomination)
34th Independent Spirit Awards, Best Male Lead (Nomination)
31st GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding Film in Limited Release (Nomination)
26th MixBrasil Film Festival, Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Win)
23rd Queer Lisboa, Jury Prize Best Feature Film (Win)
20th Rio de Janeiro Film Festival, Best Queer Film (Win)
19th Woodstock Film Festival, Ultra Indie Award (Win)
19th Cinema Brazil Grand Prize, Best Debut Director (Nomination)
18th San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Special Citation (Nomination)

Distribution: 
Breaking Glass Pictures (United States)
O2 Filmes (Brazil)
Optimale (France)
Peccadillo Pictures (UK)
Salzgeber (Germany)


Short Films

Our Brazil (2022)

Official Selections:
67th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival
34th Guadalajara Film Festival


Nowhere to Be Found
(2015)

Official Selections:
43rd Huesca Film Festival
17th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
21st Cucalorus Film Festival
9th Indie Grits Film Festival
6th Atlanta Shortsfest

Awards:
1st Spotlight Short Film Awards, Silver Award (Win)

One Missed Call (2015)


The Person You Love
(2015)


The Parting
(2011)

Official Selections:
14th RiverRun Film Festival
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Screening Series


Student Films

The Other Side (2010)

Awards:
16th DGA Awards, Jury Award for Best Latinx Student Film, East Coast (Win)

“A talented filmmaker telling important stories.” Deadline
“A director of great promise.” Rogerebert.com
“A talent to watch.” Screen Daily
“A worthy heir of this storytelling niche.” The Wrap
“A director of many talents.” The Playlist