Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Born
- November 22, 1968 (57 years old)
- Place of birth
- Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Biography
Kleber Mendonça Filho (born November 22, 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer. With a degree in Journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as a film critic and journalist. As a director, he experimented with fiction, documentary, and video clips in the 1990s. He migrated from video to digital and 35 mm film in the 2000s. Over the course of that decade, he made several short films. "O Som ao Redor" (Neighbouring Sounds, 2013) was Mendonça's first feature-length drama, winning numerous awards.
Mendonça's films have received more than 120 awards in Brazil and abroad, with selections in festivals such as New York, Copenhagen and Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs). Film festivals in Rotterdam, Toulouse, and Santa Maria da Feira have presented retrospectives of his films. He has served as programmer of cinema for the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation.
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Known for
Filmography
- —Rivers of DustRivers of DustFilm · Director
- —Luz Industrial MágicaFilm · Writer, Cinematography, Director, Editor
- 2026DelegadoDelegadoSeries · Producer
- 2026South of TehranSouth of TehranFilm · Director
- 2025The Secret AgentFilm · Director, Producer, Writer★ 7.2
- 2024Sleep with Your Eyes OpenFilm · Producer
- 2024HeartlessFilm · Producer★ 6.8
- 2024Seu CavalcantiFilm · Producer
- 2023Pictures of GhostsFilm · Sound Designer, Additional Photography, Writer, Director★ 8.0
- 2019Bacurau no MapaFilm · Director
- 2019Azougue NazarethFilm · Associate Producer
- 2019BacurauFilm · Director, Writer★ 7.6
- 2016AquariusFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 7.4
- 2014The World Cup in RecifeFilm · Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Writer
- 2012Neighboring SoundsFilm · Director, Screenplay, Sound Designer, Editor★ 7.1
- 2011Mens Sana in Corpore SanoFilm · Producer
- 2011Jogo sem GandulaFilm · Director, Sound, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 2009Cold TropicsFilm · Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematography★ 7.2
- 2008CriticFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Animation, Finishing Producer, Editor, Camera Operator, Sound
- 2008OcidenteFilm · Executive Producer
- 2007Décimo SegundoFilm · Sound Editor
- 2006Friday Night, Saturday MorningFilm · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Story, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- 2005EletrodomésticaFilm · Director, Sound Editor, Editor, Screenplay, Producer, Sound Designer, Foley Artist★ 6.4
- 2004Green VinylFilm · Director, Sound Designer, Editor, Sound Editor, Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Screenplay★ 6.4
- 2002The Little Cotton GirlFilm · Director, Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Sound
- 1997Caged InFilm · Director, Writer, Additional Photography, Producer, Sound Editor, Sound Effects, Foley Artist
- 1995Lixo nos CanaisFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 1995KeychainFilm · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1994Peace to This HouseFilm · Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound
- 1992Casa de ImagemFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Additional Photography
- 1992Homem de ProjeçãoFilm · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 1991TravellingFilm · Director, Director of Photography
