Bruno Stepheson
Directing
Biography
Bruno Stepheson (Rio de Janeiro, April 7, 1994) is a Brazilian director from a family of musicians and artisans from Ceará. He uniquely blends the culture of Northeastern Brazilian migrants and his family upbringing with his experience in Rio de Janeiro society and the global cinematic influences he was exposed to from a young age by his mother, a great cinephile. His films comprise a continuous investigation, which he has christened "Cinema Paradox." In his manifesto, he describes Cinema Paradox as "Professionally amateur/Amateurishly professional; Collectively individual/Individually collective; Fantastically real/Realistically fantastic; Regionally international/Internationally regional; Meticulously improvised/Improvisationally meticulous," while concluding by saying "I believe in fiction/Truly lying/Liarously true... Cut!"
Known For
A film-letter that tells the tale of an unlikely and recurring discussion about the perception of herons in the urban environment. (Un)intentionally, it raises questions about how we see ourselves as residents of "less affluent" areas of Rio de Janeiro.
The Heron Girl
One closet, two friends, three destinies at stake. Setting the rhythm, the sound of 150 BPM Brazilian funk.
CLOSET - a 150BPM odyssey
Two university cleaning staff members make a documentary to prove that nobody can see them... except for Cleiton, the security camera. The experiment soon spirals out of control, revealing much more than they initially imagined...
ASSOCIATES - in the eyes of the invisible
An essay film about... things that don't make sense. Or maybe they do, I don't know. You tell me.