Where does your desire to express yourself through art come from?
I’m the son of a farmer and grew up on a countryside farm, surrounded by nature — playing on the coffee-drying patio, wandering through cotton, peanut, and mint fields, swimming in rivers, fishing, and living countless adventures in that very particular world. I was only seven years old the first time I saw a movie. It was in Londrina, in the state of Paraná, where I went to live with friends of my father so I could attend school. I still remember the glow of the screen lighting up my face and the feeling that an entire universe was opening before me. That moment enchanted me forever — and that enchantment remains the driving force of my artistic life, whether in film, theater, television, or literature.
What are your goals as an artist?
That sense of wonder I mentioned when talking about my first film is still what I strive to offer the audience today. I want to enchant, provoke reflection, shock when necessary, make people laugh, move them, and, above all, awaken awareness. For me, art is a territory where dreams and reality meet — and in that meeting, there is room for protest, for poetry, and for transformation. Every work I create, whether in film, theater, television, or literature, carries the desire to touch people in a genuine way, leaving a mark that resonates far beyond the moment of the experience itself.
What is your opinion on the cultural industry?
I see the cultural industry as navigating both a stage and a labyrinth. It is a place where great works can emerge and reach millions, but also where talents are often lost in the noise of ready-made formulas and market demands. It holds the power to spread ideas, yet too often ends up repeating patterns and numbing the audience’s perception instead of challenging it.
Do you think independent artists today have enough opportunities to share their creativity?
Making independent films is, more often than not, a daily battle — not against a lack of talent or ideas, but against scarce resources and barriers to access. It’s a fight to get projects off the ground, secure screening opportunities, reach the right audience, and still manage the demands of everyday life.
The current landscape offers new windows, such as online festivals, social media, and streaming platforms, but that doesn’t mean the path is any easier. In Brazil, for example, many public funding programs require a film to perform well in theaters — yet getting space in those cinemas is an uneven fight. Schedules are saturated with commercial productions and major releases, and when an independent film does manage to get in, it either demands a heavy investment in publicity — which we usually don’t have — or is limited to such a short run that building and keeping an audience becomes almost impossible.
Competition is intense, visibility is fleeting, and the pressure to adapt to algorithms and trends can distort the creative essence. Even so, I believe the strength of the independent artist lies precisely in the ability to resist, reinvent, and find their own ways for their voice to be heard and their work to reach those who need to see it.
What new project are you currently working on?
We are currently seeking partners and co-producers for two projects with strong international potential:
Doctor Hypotheses 2 – The Breakdown is the sequel to one of my most awarded films on the independent circuit, recognized at festivals across five continents. This time, the iconic character returns in a post-pandemic world, revisiting — with humor and bite — the dilemmas we have faced in recent years. In this setting, mental health remains an urgent and delicate subject, and the film invites audiences to laugh and reflect on the chasms that have opened and the bridges we are still trying to build with humanity and imagination. The script has already earned multiple Best International Comedy Screenplay awards in 2025, including at the San Francisco Film Achievement Awards, promoted by Wild Filmmaker.
Emotional Survival Guide is a bold series blending humor, emotion, and social critique to explore human relationships through a universal lens. Set in Lorenzo’s unconventional therapy office, patients from all walks of life — from influencers to retirees, mystics to missionaries — reveal their pains, quirks, and desires in sessions as unexpected as they are cathartic. Each episode is a comic deep dive into contemporary fragilities, with inventive staging and sharp writing that turn laughter into reflection.
Beyond these, we have other projects already submitted to production funding programs: a lighthearted and irresistible comedy that humorously explores modern relationship dynamics such as arguments and polyamory; an epic with global appeal; and an Indigenous drama with strong cultural and visual value, ideally suited for the international festival circuit and reaching new audiences.
We are looking for partners willing to walk alongside us, sharing both risks and triumphs, and who see art as a space for genuine encounters between cultures. We want to tell stories that cross borders and stay in the mind, crafted with artistic rigor and the awareness that they can also achieve strong audience and market results.
