Paulo Biscaia Filho
Directing
Biography
Born in 1969, Paulo Biscaia Filho is a Brazilian theatre and film director. He graduated as a Theatre Director and holds an M.A. in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, where he developed a study on the horror of the Grand Guignol theatre. He also earned a Ph.D. in History from the Federal University of Paraná. He is a professor in the Performing Arts and Film programs at the State University of Paraná (UNESPAR). He is also the founder and artistic director of Vigor Mortis, a stage and video production company established in southern Brazil. His feature film "Morgue Story" (2009) is an adaptation of his own play and marks his directorial debut after several experimental shorts. His filmography also includes the feature films "Nervo Craniano Zero" (2012) and "Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains" (2018), the episodic short film "Nevermore - Três Pesadelos e Um Delírio de Edgar Allan Poe", and the web series "A Macabra Biblioteca do Dr. Lucchetti" (2022) and "O Retorno da Macabra Biblioteca do Dr. Lucchetti" (2026). His stage productions have earned several State Theatre Awards and toured throughout Brazil. "Morgue Story" has been screened at over 30 international film festivals and has received numerous national and international awards.
Known For
Vonetta, Helen, and Clayton are back! Inspired by the work of Rubens Francisco Lucchetti, master of Brazilian comics and pulp fiction, these shadowy anti-heroes will have to face new challenges and even the devil himself.
O Retorno da Macabra Biblioteca do Dr. Lucchetti
A bumbling young film crew, shooting a low-budget horror movie in an abandoned orphanage, discovers that a family of sadistic killers has rewritten their script.
Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains
A collection of three short stories and one poem by Edgar Allan Poe adapted for the screen. Berenice, Morella, The Raven and Ligea like never before seen on film. The movies explore the sensuality, the opium driven dreams and the horror which are the essence of Poe's works. A visually stunning work by the same makers of horror-indie-hit 'Morgue Story'.
Nevermore - Três Pesadelos e Um Delírio de Edgar Allan Poe
Created by Ricardo Ghiorzi ("The Curse of Sanguanel", "Beyond the Grave"), HISTÓRIAS ESTRANHAS (Stranger Tales) is a suspense/horror/fantasy collection of eight segments produced by independent film companies and directed by the most promising filmmakers of the Brazilian fantastic genre today.
Weird Stories
On the night of the national holiday of April 21st (Tiradentes Day), a group of young students breaks into the university where they study in order to play a tabletop RPG game. Throughout the night, they are brutally attacked by a mysterious killer who dresses as Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (the historical figure known as Tiradentes) and who harbors a dark secret involving the political course of Brazil over the last decade.
Tooth-Puller
A doctor is invited to dinner at the home of her favorite writer, Paula Clossidy, however, the author turns out to be stranger than the stories she publishes. Based on a short story by R. F. Lucchetti.
As Noites Diabólicas de Paula Clossidy
In this anthology of horror episodes, 13 bizarre stories are told by independent film directors of Southern Brazil. Between ghosts, serial killers and demons, they conduct their strange, very strange stories.
13 Weird Stories
Ana Argento, an accomplished cartoon artist yet frustrated with her relationships, meets two other lonely characters with peculiar lives. Daniel Torres is a sociopath and rapist coroner. Tom is a chronic cataleptic who ironically is a life insurance salesman. They could only meet in one place: the morgue.
Morgue Story: Sangue, Baiacu e Quadrinhos
Evanildo is being held at the mental asylum for a very peculiar crime. He claims to hear better than anyone else, yet he appears to be calm and controlled. As he tells how he committed murder, we understand a little bit more about his soul.
The Heart That Told Too Much
Mylene is overwhelmed by desperation and regret. She stares at old photographs and spilled pills. Death stares back.
Carneirinhos
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Nunca Terão Paz
"Vozes que Desenham: Edição Zine!" is a short documentary that explores the comics scene in Curitiba
Vozes que Desenham: Edição Zine!
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Vigor Mortis - Os primeiros 27 anos. Um Guia de Sobrevivência
In the app's screen, he looks like a prince charming. But, peersonally, can be a big bad wolf.
It's a Match
Photography has the ability to reconstruct the past and does so through the memory of a narrator, that is, someone who was present at the time of the portrait, or who has a deep understanding of its context. Evidência da Falta is a documentary that explores this aspect of photography, delving into the complex relationship between the individual, emotion, and recollection.
Evidence of Absence
The year is 1959. The place, Curitiba, Brazil. Private detective John Clayton is hired by the mysterious and seductive Helen Zola to investigate her husband, a scientist with a secret and abominable past. Against the wishes of his faithful friend Vonetta, Clayton accepts the case and gradually finds himself in the middle of a dark plot involving a library created by the legendary Dr. Lucchetti, which harbors the secrets of monsters, vampires and other macabre creatures.
Dr. Lucchetti's Macabre Atheneum
A successful writer experiments with a new creativity-inducing brain chip by implanting it in the mind of a naive country girl, Cristi. The results are better than expected, but Cristi can no longer sleep, eat, smell... or die. What seemed to be a breakthrough in science becomes a horrific nightmare.
Nervo Craniano Zero
Documentary about the Brazilian writer Rubens Francisco Luchetti, the pope of the pulp.