Jonathan Rodrigues
Directing
Biography
A SOV (Shot On Video) cinema enthusiast, heavily inspired by the great Brazilian SOV artist Petter Baiestorf. Previously just a film enthusiast, film collector and occasional writer, he began filming with the encouragement of his nephew during the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, when they released The Incredibly Distracted Killer (2021), which already dictated the main characteristics of his work, a cinema focused on fun, made with a zero budget. The following year he also produced The Sexual Torture Chamber of Doctor Josefel (2022), which began the work of editing collages, which would yield some of his most famous films, such as A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi (2023), Night of Horror in Brazil (2023) and La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano (2024). At Midnight I'll Slay My Uncle (2023) marks the first of many partnerships with Petter Baiestorf, which will culminate in the union of both in the production of the anthology Tropical SOV (2025), which brings together traditional and new names in Brazilian SOV. Born Jonathan Rodrigues Carvalho in 1986 in Doutor Camargo, state of Paraná, he lived in several cities in the states of Paraná and São Paulo until settling in Sarandi, Paraná, a city in the metropolitan region of Maringá, in 2008, when he began college in Software Development, a profession he still works in today, in parallel with film production, which serves as a hobby and therapy, and with no plans to stop.
Known For
Based on the short story by Stephen King, follow the morning delivery routine of the neighborhood's favorite milkman.
The Milkman
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
An afternoon of boredom and countless questions in his head. Will he try to get them to the right place? What can artificial intelligence tell us about our existential questions? Embark on this quest with our protagonist.
A Inteligência Artificial Contra a Estupidez Natural na Oficina do Diabo
The Museu da Pessoa challenged filmmakers to create films based on the many interviews that are part of the site's collection, and the result is an essay based on the interview with Francisco Edmisio da Silva, who migrated to São Paulo full of dreams and found a new reality.
Edmisio, que foi para São Paulo atrás do dinheiro que o vento leva
Tropical SOV is a Brazilian anthology that brings together 23 independent filmmakers who bring to life 21 hilarious, strange and bizarre stories that could only happen in Brazil. From brains that produce cocaine to the incredible human videocassette, including the secrets of synthetic meat, baldness cures, castration of rapists, nihilistic fruits, magical sweets and the poop king of Evangelistão.
Tropical SOV
He watched his world crumble when Pluto sent an attack in the form of toys to devastate our planet, now he wanders the broken streets alone, but an unexpected accident will be his chance for revenge and a fresh start.
Pluto Definitively it is no Longer a Planet
A unique record of ferocious animals during their hunt, captured so closely that you will feel like a hunter, or the prey.
The Jungle Adventure
Mr. Baiestorf is back in the land of magic, and now he has arranged to film a documentary with us about the wonders of the city... but he hasn't shown up yet...
Mr. Baiestorf's Lemon Popsicle
Bela Lugosi returns from beyond to present this documentary that investigates the origins of erotic and pornographic cinema, with uncensored images of surviving films, the first erotic films, explicit sex filmed in clandestinity, where they came from and who watched. A curious and interesting work of collages that is very informative.
A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi
On the night of January 8th, in Brasilia, some people need to take refuge inside the place that is about to be attacked by a horde that lives a parallel reality and is ready to destroy everything in its path.
Night of Horror in Brazil
Making amateur films is hard, but these guys combine business with pleasure, filming with their children and nephews, making it a family affair. See from their point of view a vision of underground cinema that you've never seen before.
The Underground Children vs. The Rag Potato Skull
When the nephew needs to spend a day at his uncle's house, he realizes in the worst way that he is no longer the same, he is much worse than normal, he has become a patriot, in the worst definition of the type.
At Midnight I'll Slay my Uncle
A messy home can attract more than just urban pests; it can attract low-resolution digital pests straight from hell... just watch to find out.
Low-Resolution Digital Cockroaches from Hell
The creators of The Incredibly Distracted Killer, Jonathan Rodrigues and Eduardo Carvalho present their new short. A lonely child finds a toy box of unknown origin and strange things happening tomorrow.
Revolted toys from Pluto that is no longer a planet
He saw his planet invaded and destroyed by Pluto's forces, so he had the chance to take revenge. But now, after years of exploring the galaxy, he has the chance to find a new home. But he is no longer the same.
The Destroyer of Pluto Conquers the Universe
The girls just want a weekend away from the "good citizen", but when they find them, there's only one place to practice their perversions! The Sexual Torture Chamber of Doctor Josefel is a collage project, using various clips from trailers and exploitation films in the public domain available on the archive.org website, with music also in the public domain and/or royalty free.
The Sexual Torture Chamber of Doctor Josefel
One summer morning, Mr Baiestorf forgets how to put on flip-flops, takes a deep breath, opens a beer and goes to the beach to spend a day full of love and great emotions.
Mr. Baiestorf's Beach Party
An innocent toy, an incurable longing and a child's desire can unleash forces never before seen in our world. Dudu, a boy who recently lost his mother, begins to be chased by his sticky slime, meanwhile victims are being made along the way... when The Blob meets Poltergeist, no one can stop Polterslime!
Polterslime
1 original film, 8 sequels, 1 remake and almost 100 scams exploring a house, of course we wouldn't be left out. A house, an event explored to exhaustion, it was time for the curse to travel to Brazil. With the worst special effects, worthy of the biggest picks in world cinema, an experience you will never forget.
The Amityville Exploitation
Dudu is a genius boy who builds his own time machine to search the past and future for inspiration for his science fair project.