
Marcelo Castanheira
Directing
Biography
Marcelo Castanheira is a Brazilian director, born in Rio de Janeiro, known for his work as Director of Photography and cinematographer in horror movies with directors such as José Mojica Marins (Coffin Joe), Petter Baiestorf, and Rodrigo Aragão, in movies such as "Dark Sea" (2013), "The Black Fables" (2015), and the Brazilian cultural TV show "Ponto Cult" (2016).
Known For

A strange black spot approaches the coast, bringing death and destruction to a fishing village. In a desperate flight to escape the chaos, lonely Albino fights for the great love of his life at the risk of his own soul.
Dark Sea

A group of kids embarks in a macabre adventure, full of characters from the Brazilian popular imaginary - the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters and The Saci.
Dark Fables

Unites 8 Latin American filmmakers from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Spain, and Mexico in a single feature to count depict in seven stories some of the most brutal crimes that have happened in these countries.
Alerta: recuento de cadáveres

In a polluted mangrove swamp, dead bodies raise during the night, attacking and biting the dwellers that transform into aggressive zombies. Local fisherman Luís fights against the monsters to survive and save the lives of those around him.
Mud Zombies

Amaryllis, an alien, came to our planet to prevent the Earth's destruction, as happens with her own planet, and to take revenge to the Greys, the race whom destroyed her kind.
Stellar Chronicles

Culture. Information. Entertainment.
Ponto Cult

This documentary is a sad sight of the reality of child abuse victims who now live in public shelters in Brazil, with stories told by themselves. Children and adolescents who are now in shelters were victims of violence. Most were the victim of the own family and others never knew theirs. The years are passing and the childhood and adolescence of them also ...
Abrigos… Até Quando?

A TV comercial making of.
Do Outro Lado da Lente
Feeling directionless in his life, Wellington works in buses in Brazil as he gathers money for a charity that helped clean him from drugs. A chance encounter, however, may lead to the spark he is looking for.
Road

A girl crosses the forest to get milk and on the way she knows about Saci, who punishes those who do not respect the people of the forest.
O Saci

An exciting story of werewolf inside brazil. The second chapter of the black fables series, directed by the legendary peter baiestorf, with special effects of our monster.
Pampa Feroz

Based on a brazilian shocking true story.
Revelations of a Cannibal Filmaker

A documentary about the creative process of the movie director and make up artist Rodrigo Aragão.
The Monstrologist

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