Kleber Mendonça Filho

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Nacimiento : 1968-01-01, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Historia

Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968) is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic, born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. 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.

Perfil

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Películas

Sleep with Your Eyes Open
Producer
Con el corazón roto, Kai llega de vacaciones desde Taiwán a Recife. Hace calor y el aire acondicionado del hotel donde se hospeda no funciona. Kai conoce a Fu Ang, dueño de un negocio de paraguas. Fu Ang le presta una llave inglesa con la que podría arreglar el desperfecto técnico. Fu Ang también podría convertirse en su amigo, pero la temporada de lluvias no llega y tanto la tienda de paraguas como su dueño desaparecen subrepticiamente. Mientras trata de dar con él por distintos lugares de Recife, Kai descubre la historia de Xiaoxin y un grupo de trabajadores chinos que vivieron en el rascacielos más elegante de la ciudad. Kai se encuentra extrañamente reflejada en la historia de Xiaoxin.
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
Behind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images, directors Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles show how they made the film an audience and critical success.
Bacurau no Mapa
Director
Behind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images, directors Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles show how they made the film an audience and critical success.
Passages
Passages showcases Brazilian films in which the utilisation of artforms and media such as literature, painting, theatre, music, photography, radio and television, functions as a 'passage' to political and social reality.
Bacurau
Writer
En un futuro cercano. El pueblo de Bacurau llora la muerte de su matriarca Carmelita, que falleció a los 94 años. Algunos días más tarde, los habitantes se dan cuenta de que el pueblo está siendo borrado del mapa...
Bacurau
Director
En un futuro cercano. El pueblo de Bacurau llora la muerte de su matriarca Carmelita, que falleció a los 94 años. Algunos días más tarde, los habitantes se dan cuenta de que el pueblo está siendo borrado del mapa...
Doña Clara
Screenplay
Clara, una ex-crítica musical de Recife de 65 años, vive retirada en un edificio particular, el Aquarius, construido en la década de 1940 sobre la chic Avenida Boa Viagem, que bordea el océano. Un importante promotor ha comprado todos los apartamentos, pero ella se niega a vender el suyo y emprende una guerra fría contra la empresa que la acosa. La estresante situación le perturba y le lleva a pensar en su vida, en su pasado, en sus seres queridos.
Doña Clara
Director
Clara, una ex-crítica musical de Recife de 65 años, vive retirada en un edificio particular, el Aquarius, construido en la década de 1940 sobre la chic Avenida Boa Viagem, que bordea el océano. Un importante promotor ha comprado todos los apartamentos, pero ella se niega a vender el suyo y emprende una guerra fría contra la empresa que la acosa. La estresante situación le perturba y le lleva a pensar en su vida, en su pasado, en sus seres queridos.
Love Film Festival
Himself
Filmed over six years in four countries: Portugal, Brazil, Colombia and United States, this romantic drama tells the story of Luzia, a Brazilian screenwriter, and Adrian, a Colombian actor, that fall in love during a film festival in 2009 and will live a fragmented love story while competing in different film festivals around the world.
The World Cup in Recife
Sound Designer
Recife, undergoing so many changes, was the scene of a party of joy and tension, sports and politics. A happy experience, but full of the contradictions that make Brazil be Brazil and here wins the face and the space of Recife.
The World Cup in Recife
Writer
Recife, undergoing so many changes, was the scene of a party of joy and tension, sports and politics. A happy experience, but full of the contradictions that make Brazil be Brazil and here wins the face and the space of Recife.
The World Cup in Recife
Editor
Recife, undergoing so many changes, was the scene of a party of joy and tension, sports and politics. A happy experience, but full of the contradictions that make Brazil be Brazil and here wins the face and the space of Recife.
The World Cup in Recife
Director
Recife, undergoing so many changes, was the scene of a party of joy and tension, sports and politics. A happy experience, but full of the contradictions that make Brazil be Brazil and here wins the face and the space of Recife.
Neighboring Sounds
Editor
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbour’s dog. A slice of ‘Braziliana’, a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Neighboring Sounds
Sound Designer
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbour’s dog. A slice of ‘Braziliana’, a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Neighboring Sounds
Screenplay
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbour’s dog. A slice of ‘Braziliana’, a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Neighboring Sounds
Director
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbour’s dog. A slice of ‘Braziliana’, a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano
Producer
Claw, discipline, tenacity, physical strength and obedience; These are the treasures that are kept so that we may live a fuller and healthier life. Your body thanks you!
Jogo Sem Gandula
Writer
A not very good little digital still camera, our little neighbours and a football. Home movie.
Jogo Sem Gandula
Director
A not very good little digital still camera, our little neighbours and a football. Home movie.
Cold Tropics
Editor
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
Cold Tropics
Director of Photography
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
Cold Tropics
Writer
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
Cold Tropics
Director
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
Luz Industrial Mágica
Cinematography
Luz Industrial Mágica
Editor
Luz Industrial Mágica
Writer
Luz Industrial Mágica
Director
Crítico
Animation
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Crítico
Finishing Producer
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Crítico
Editor
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Crítico
Producer
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Crítico
Screenplay
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Crítico
Director
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Director of Photography
Friday Night Saturday Morning is a small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kiev. On one side is dark, on the other light, but both experience the same emotions and hence feel nearness and contact.
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Editor
Friday Night Saturday Morning is a small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kiev. On one side is dark, on the other light, but both experience the same emotions and hence feel nearness and contact.
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Producer
Friday Night Saturday Morning is a small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kiev. On one side is dark, on the other light, but both experience the same emotions and hence feel nearness and contact.
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Writer
Friday Night Saturday Morning is a small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kiev. On one side is dark, on the other light, but both experience the same emotions and hence feel nearness and contact.
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Director
Friday Night Saturday Morning is a small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kiev. On one side is dark, on the other light, but both experience the same emotions and hence feel nearness and contact.
Décimo Segundo
Sound Editor
Eletrodoméstica
Sound Editor
A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set.
Eletrodoméstica
Editor
A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set.
Eletrodoméstica
Screenplay
A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set.
Eletrodoméstica
Director
A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set.
Green Vinyl
Sound Editor
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Green Vinyl
Editor
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Green Vinyl
Director of Photography
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Green Vinyl
Executive Producer
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Green Vinyl
Writer
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Green Vinyl
Director
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
The Little Cotton Girl
Director
The urban legend of 'cotton girl'. The dead girl appeared in the bathrooms of schools to terrorize children.
Caged In
Writer
Middle class man surrounded by fear and paranoia become prisoner of his own world.
Caged In
Director
Middle class man surrounded by fear and paranoia become prisoner of his own world.
Lixo nos Canais
Editor
Lixo nos Canais
Writer
Lixo nos Canais
Director
Keychain
Screenplay
First short film by Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, released in 1995.
Keychain
Director
First short film by Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, released in 1995.
Peace to This House
Sound Editor
A film photo-montage about an old house that belonged to a traditional local family that was later demolished.
Peace to This House
Producer
A film photo-montage about an old house that belonged to a traditional local family that was later demolished.
Peace to This House
Cinematography
A film photo-montage about an old house that belonged to a traditional local family that was later demolished.
Peace to This House
Director
A film photo-montage about an old house that belonged to a traditional local family that was later demolished.
Casa de Imagem
Writer
Casa de Imagem
Director
Homem de Projeção
Cinematography
Homem de Projeção
Writer
Homem de Projeção
Producer
Homem de Projeção
Director
Travelling
Director
Early experiments with VHS. Metros kinda look the same.