Dácio Pinheiro

Dácio Pinheiro

History

Dácio Pinheiro is a Brazilian filmmaker based between Berlin and São Paulo. He produced, wrote, directed and edited several short films and music videos, before directing the documentary "My Buddy Claudia" (2009), which premiered at the "33rd Frameline in San Francisco". The documentary won the audience award at the "14th LesGaiCineMad in Madrid" and best documentary at the "17th Mix Brasil" in São Paulo. In 2015 he started working on his second documentary feature film "Eletronica:Mentes", which was selected to premiere at the "11th In Edit in São Paulo 2019" and was selected for competition at the "3rd Sonic Scene in Trani/Italy" and the "17th Indie Lisboa". He also co-produced the German art documentary "The Forgotten Treasure" (2019). He photographed the German short films "Asche, Holz und Sterne" (2020) and "Theilmann" (2023). In 2022 he released the short fiction film "Lair's Birthday", screened at several short film festivals. Currently he is post-producing the documentary feature "Lenita"; and pre-producing the documentary "Villa Lobos Artistic Caravan", a co-production with Canal Curta. As an editor, he edited the films "Tikimentary" (2010), "Old Kitten" (2014), "Museu Entre Tempos" (2018) and is currently editing the fiction series "Notícias Populares" (2023) for Canal Brasil.

Profile

Dácio Pinheiro

Movies

O Aniversário do Seu Lair
O Aniversário do Seu Lair
Executive Producer
Lair is exhausted. He can no longer drink, his wife is dead, and all he gets for his 80th birthday is a visit from his daughter's insufferable family and a lousy cake. But when he casts them out of his house, he receives a tempting call from the beyond.
O Aniversário do Seu Lair
O Aniversário do Seu Lair
Director
Lair is exhausted. He can no longer drink, his wife is dead, and all he gets for his 80th birthday is a visit from his daughter's insufferable family and a lousy cake. But when he casts them out of his house, he receives a tempting call from the beyond.
Eletronica: Mentes
Eletronica: Mentes
Director
"Eletronica:Mentes" takes a look inside the mental world of the Brazilian legends in this field, examining the forces, the experience and the effects of synthetically created noises and their distillation into experimental music.
Transtarah - As Operadas do Terror
Transtarah - As Operadas do Terror
Director
Vampire infects trans Brazilians who become crazy about blood, English sapphires and sex. Ecstasy, horniness, sex, jewelry, perversion, macumba and horror in a manifesto against homophobia, and an homage to Brazilian cinema.
My Buddy Claudia
My Buddy Claudia
Director
In this bio-documentary, you will get to know Claudia Wonder, a Brazilian transsexual at the forefront of LGBT rights activism and alternative music scene for more than thirty years.
Furs for Adonis
Furs for Adonis
Director
Mavamba
Mavamba
Director
During a vacation on a deserted beach, a couple falls victim to a serial killer on the high seas.
Fake Vuitton
Fake Vuitton
Director
Leo, a young hustler, gets himself in trouble by stealing from his pimp.
Couture
Couture
Director
Pencas de Bicuda
Pencas de Bicuda
Director
A short documentary about the fantastic world of Bianca Exotica.