About
Paulo Menezes
Overview
Paulo Menezes is a Brazilian filmmaker currently studying directing at the DFFB. He has worked on various documentaries for the BBC and Al Jazeera in the UK. His film Lolo (2019), about gay kids navigating a heteronormative world, screened in more than 200 festivals around the world. His next short Pommes Paradies premiered at Filmfest Dresden and was selected by AG Kurzfilm as part of their Cannes catalog in 2021. His short It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse, But the Situation in Which They Live (2021) screened in many festivals including Uppsala, BFI Flare, and Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg to name a few. At Filmfest Dresden the film took home the German Film Critics Award as well as the LUCA award in 2022.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2023 | Paradise Europe | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2022 | Male Shorts: International V4 | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse, But the Situation in Which They Live | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
Directing |
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| 2023 | Paradise Europe | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Male Shorts: International V4 | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse, But the Situation in Which They Live | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Male Gaze: Hide and Seek | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Lolo | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| Não Vai Ter Sangue | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2023 | Paradise Europe | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse, But the Situation in Which They Live | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Lolo | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2023 | Paradise Europe | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | When The Trees Come | Production | Associate Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse, But the Situation in Which They Live | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Lolo | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
Camera |
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| 2022 | Editor Contra | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
Editing |
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| 2022 | Editor Contra | Editing | Colorist | 59 Average |
| 2021 | It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse, But the Situation in Which They Live | Editing | Editor | 58 Average |