João Paulo Miranda Maria
Directing
Biography
Professor at the Communications School of UNIMEP - Piracicaba. He holds a Master's degree from Unicamp (Campinas) and a degree in Cinema from Estácio de Sá University. Acting mainly in the following subjects: History of the Cinema, Jean-Luc Godard and Cinema Caipira. Director of the films "Command Action", "The Girl who danced with the Devil" (Special Jury Mention - Cannes Festival 2016) and "Girls Formicida" (Venice Festival Competition 2017) . Participant of the Artistic Residence Cinéfondation in Paris under the support of the Cannes Film Festival.
Known For
An older man begins to work in a modern dairy factory. He feels distant and does not identify with the place, the people and even the society. Little by little, he is approaching cows and oxen, transforming into an animal and returning to his ancestry.
Memory House
In the depths of winter, a mysterious young woman lands in a caravan camping in the middle of a forest. There, she meets two other lonely souls: a taciturn former boxer turned hunter and a young dreamer with a passion for puzzles, working at the reception desk. By her side, a blackbird seems to follow her like a shadow, its songs resonating like an echo from the past.
Blackbird
In a small Brazilian town, a teenage girl works everyday in a eucalyptus forest where she chases ants away with pesticides. Yet, her inner struggle turns out to be the real fight.
Ant Killers
A boy is buying vegetables for his family in a street market but suddenly something changes in the way.
Command Action
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Bandeira
A girl from a very religious background goes out at night to local discos.
The Girl Who Danced with the Devil
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Quem Chegar Por Último
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I Don’t Even Know Who I Was
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