🎬 Director
J. P. Santos
Age · 27
Born · Sep 2, 1998
From · Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Films · 2
🎬 Director
Biography
João Pedro dos Santos Pereira (born September 2, 1998) is a film director, screenwriter, sound editor, and producer from Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since a very young age, João has been devoted to hip-hop culture, but he believes that cinema is his best expresso.
While studying at film school, J.P. began his career in sports photography. During this time, he also worked on several short films and music videos as an editor and assistant director. As an independent filmmaker, he made his directorial debut with a homemade fiction film in 2021. He later graduated at the Superior School of Propaganda and Marketing (ESPM-Rio) with the 30-minute film "Coé, Cadê Meu Isqueiro?" (Yo, Where's My Lighter?, 2024). In the same year, he worked as a sound editor on the award-winning documentary "Pequena Profecia do Tempo" (A Small Prophecy of Time, 2024). Later in 2024, João Pedro produced two major film festivals in Rio de Janeiro: Opera na Tela and the Varilux French Film Festival.
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