Pedro Paulo Araujo
Writing
Biography
Pedro Paulo Araujo is a Brazilian writer and director whose work blends fiction, documentary, and experimental forms to explore themes of identity, memory, and transformation. Raised across seven countries, his filmmaking reflects a global sensibility that merges poetic imagery with emotional and sociopolitical depth. Pedro’s background in music videos includes collaborations with artists like J. Balvin, Prince Royce, and Becky G, earning billions of views and multiple awards. In 2023, he was selected for the Cine Qua Non Screenwriting Lab. He also received mentorship from Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu. His short films (Blur, The Hidden, and Alheio) have screened at international festivals such as Cine Ceará, Beijing International Film Festival, and Collectif Jeune Cinéma, among others. In 2019, he co-wrote Junoon, one of Saudi Arabia’s first horror films, which premiered at the Red Sea International Film Festival and was later acquired by Netflix MENA. He currently works as a screenwriter, pursuing stories that navigate the fragile borders between the real and the imagined, always seeking the poetic truth hidden within the ordinary.
Known For
S1NGULAR is a retro-psycho thriller about our sometimes narcissistic / sometimes solipsistic relationship to technology, ourselves and how we can evolve with it or succumb to its overreaching power.
S1NGULAR
Khalid, a wannabe vlogger, travels with his wife and best friend from Saudi Arabia all the way to Southern California, hoping to catch some great footage of paranormal happenings. When his wish comes true, will the three of them have the presence of mind to turn the cameras off and flee? Director Maan B plays Khalid himself and narrates the story, creating an atmosphere of suspense from the moment they set off into the unknown.
Junoon
Set against an otherworldly landscape, this experimental short traces the metamorphosis of a larva into a mosquito, unraveling a layered exploration of identity, migration, and estrangement. Through a sensorial, hybrid form that blends microscopic footage with alienesque terrains, the film follows the mosquito’s passage through unfamiliar environments as it struggles to understand its own body and purpose. Disoriented and unmoored, the insect becomes a vessel for broader existential questions, transformation and displacement. Shot on expired 16mm film along the northeastern coast of Brazil, the film evokes both decay and discovery.