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Petrus Cariry

Petrus Cariry

Directing

December 28, 1977Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Born in Brazil in 1977, Petrus Cariry directed his first feature film in 2007, the award-winning film “The Grain”, which started the trilogy of death, followed by “Mother and Daughter” (2011) and “Clarisse” (2015) that together won more than 200 awards at national and international film festivals. In 2018 he released “The Boat”, his first feature film after the death trilogy. In 2019, Petrus released the documentary "The Welles Raft" directed in collaboration with Firmino Holanda. Petrus Cariry films have been shown at important film festivals such as Nantes (3 Continents), India (IFFI), Toulouse, Mar Del Plata, Vina Del Mar, Habana, Miami and Oldenburg.

Known for

Directing18

Camera13

O Cio da Terramovie

O Cio da Terra

2026

Director of Photography

Oysters Silencemovie

Oysters Silence

2025

Director of Photography

Seahorsemovie

Seahorse

2024

Director of Photography

Heavier Is the Skymovie

Heavier Is the Sky

2023

Director of Photography

The Welles Raftmovie

The Welles Raft

2022

Director of Photography

A Praia do Fim do Mundomovie

A Praia do Fim do Mundo

2021

Director of Photography

Young Warriorsmovie

Young Warriors

2021

Director of Photography

Os Escravos de Jómovie

Os Escravos de Jó

2020

Director of Photography

The Boatmovie

The Boat

2018

Director of Photography

Clarisse or Something About Usmovie

Clarisse or Something About Us

2015

Director of Photography

Os Pobres Diabosmovie

Os Pobres Diabos

2013

Director of Photography

Mother and Daughtermovie

Mother and Daughter

2012

Director of Photography

Capistrano no Quilomovie

Capistrano no Quilo

2007

Director of Photography

Editing12

Writing11

Crew7

Production2