Affonso Uchôa

Affonso Uchôa

Nacimiento : 1984-01-01, Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Historia

Affonso Uchôa was born in the city of Contagem, in Brazil. He studied cinema in Minas Gerais and began his career as an assistant director. He debuted as a director in A Vizinhança do Tigre (2016), a docudrama awarded at the Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes. His next feature Arábia (2017) won the main awards at Festival de Brasília. He also directed the short-film Sete Anos em Maio (2019).

Perfil

Affonso Uchôa
Affonso Uchôa

Películas

Mascarados
Mascarados
Editor
A court order obliges the masked persons of the Festa do Divino to leave with an identification number. Not satisfied, a group of them tries to invade the city hall.
Seven Years in May
Seven Years in May
Screenplay
One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled, without looking back. From that moment on, his life changed, as if that night had never ended. One evening, around an improvised fire near a factory, he decides to confide his journey to a stranger. Rafael’s intimate account meets the collective testimony of an entire nation oppressed by poverty, police repression and institutional corruption.
Seven Years in May
Seven Years in May
Director
One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled, without looking back. From that moment on, his life changed, as if that night had never ended. One evening, around an improvised fire near a factory, he decides to confide his journey to a stranger. Rafael’s intimate account meets the collective testimony of an entire nation oppressed by poverty, police repression and institutional corruption.
Baronesa
Baronesa
Editor
The everyday life of a Belo Horizonte lower class neighborhood.
Araby
Araby
Co-Writer
André es un niño que vive en un barrio industrial de Ouro Preto, Brasil, cerca de una antigua fábrica de aluminio. Un día encuentra un cuaderno de uno de los trabajadores de la fábrica.
Araby
Araby
Director
André es un niño que vive en un barrio industrial de Ouro Preto, Brasil, cerca de una antigua fábrica de aluminio. Un día encuentra un cuaderno de uno de los trabajadores de la fábrica.
The Hidden Tiger
The Hidden Tiger
Editor
Juninho, Menor, Neguinho, Adilson and Eldo are young residents of the Bairro Nacional, outskirts of Contagem, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Divided between work and fun, crime and hope, each will have to find ways of overcoming difficulties and taming the tiger inside their veins.
The Hidden Tiger
The Hidden Tiger
Director
Juninho, Menor, Neguinho, Adilson and Eldo are young residents of the Bairro Nacional, outskirts of Contagem, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Divided between work and fun, crime and hope, each will have to find ways of overcoming difficulties and taming the tiger inside their veins.
Afternoon Woman
Afternoon Woman
Director
The daily lives of three young women that live together in a big city in Brazil and go through crucial moments in their lives.