Kleber Mendonça Filho
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing23
movieThe Secret Agent
2025
Director
moviePictures of Ghosts
2023
Director
movieBacurau no Mapa
2019
Director
movieBacurau
2019
Director
movieAquarius
2016
Director
movieThe World Cup in Recife
2014
Director
movieNeighboring Sounds
2012
Director
movieJogo sem Gandula
2011
Director
movieCold Tropics
2009
Director
movieCritic
2008
Director
movieEletrodoméstica
2005
Director
movieGreen Vinyl
2004
Director
movieThe Little Cotton Girl
2002
Director
movieCaged In
1997
Director
movieLixo nos Canais
1995
Director
movieKeychain
1995
Director
moviePeace to This House
1994
Director
movieCasa de Imagem
1992
Director
movieHomem de Projeção
1992
Director
movieTravelling
1991
Director
movieLuz Industrial Mágica
Director
Writing19
movieBacurau
2019
Writer
movieAquarius
2016
Screenplay
movieNeighboring Sounds
2012
Screenplay
movieJogo sem Gandula
2011
Screenplay
movieCold Tropics
2009
Writer
movieCritic
2008
Screenplay
movieFriday Night, Saturday Morning
2006
Screenplay, Story
movieEletrodoméstica
2005
Screenplay
movieGreen Vinyl
2004
Screenplay
movieThe Little Cotton Girl
2002
Screenplay
movieCaged In
1997
Writer
movieLixo nos Canais
1995
Writer
movieKeychain
1995
Screenplay
movieCasa de Imagem
1992
Screenplay
movieHomem de Projeção
1992
Screenplay
Production16
movieThe Secret Agent
2025
Producer
movieHeartless
2024
Producer
movieSeu Cavalcanti
2024
Producer
movieAzougue Nazareth
2019
Associate Producer
movieCold Tropics
2009
Executive Producer
movieCritic
2008
Producer, Finishing Producer
movieOcidente
2008
Executive Producer
movieEletrodoméstica
2005
Producer
movieGreen Vinyl
2004
Executive Producer
movieCaged In
1997
Producer
moviePeace to This House
1994
Producer
movieCasa de Imagem
1992
Producer
movieHomem de Projeção
1992
Producer
Camera13
moviePictures of Ghosts
2023
Additional Photography
movieJogo sem Gandula
2011
Director of Photography
movieCold Tropics
2009
Director of Photography
movieCritic
2008
Camera Operator
movieFriday Night, Saturday Morning
2006
Director of Photography
movieGreen Vinyl
2004
Director of Photography
movieThe Little Cotton Girl
2002
Director of Photography
movieCaged In
1997
Additional Photography
movieKeychain
1995
Director of Photography
moviePeace to This House
1994
Director of Photography
movieCasa de Imagem
1992
Director of Photography, Additional Photography
movieHomem de Projeção
1992
Director of Photography
movieTravelling
1991
Director of Photography
Sound12
moviePictures of Ghosts
2023
Sound Designer
movieThe World Cup in Recife
2014
Sound Designer
movieNeighboring Sounds
2012
Sound Designer
movieCritic
2008
Sound
movieDécimo Segundo
2007
Sound Editor
movieFriday Night, Saturday Morning
2006
Sound Recordist, Sound Editor, Sound Designer
movieEletrodoméstica
2005
Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Foley Artist
movieGreen Vinyl
2004
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
movieCaged In
1997
Sound Editor, Sound Effects, Foley Artist
Editing11
movieCold Tropics
2009
Editor
movieCritic
2008
Editor
movieEletrodoméstica
2005
Editor
movieGreen Vinyl
2004
Editor
movieLixo nos Canais
1995
Editor
movieKeychain
1995
Editor
Acting9
moviePictures of Ghosts
2023
Self / Narrator
movieRecife, Cidade Roubada
2014
ele mesmo
movieLove Film Festival
2014
Himself
movieCritic
2008
Self (voice)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Crew2
movieCold Tropics
2009
Cinematography
movieLuz Industrial Mágica
Cinematography
Visual Effects1
movieCritic
2008
Animation