
Directing
Marco Dutra
Born 1980-03-17 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Marco Dutra graduated in São Paulo University's Film School. He wrote and directed several short films with his university friend Juliana Rojas. "O Lençol Branco" and "Um Ramo" were part of the Festival de Cannes selection and won awards around the world. His first feature, "Trabalhar Cansa", also premiered in Cannes at the Un Certain Regard selection. "Quando Eu Era Vivo" is his second feature film. Marco also works as a writer, editor and composer. He is part of the production group Filmes do Caixote.
Acting credits
NRBuying a book in 3 shots, buying a book in 9 shots. Or: a man finds the right book.
Three Shots, Nine Shots
1999
6.4After being a victim of rape within their own home, Diana chooses to keep the trauma secret. Mario, her husband, also has something to hide. The silence takes the couple's account over the day turns gradually into a peculiar form of violence.
The Silence of the Sky
2016
NRTales of the Countess' maid, who helps her with a dark secret
A Criada da Condessa
2006
NREssay on Eva Nil, the first star of Brazilian cinema.
Eva Nil, Cem Anos Sem Filmes
2009
5.3Silvia is a young teacher at an elementary school. One day, her class is interrupted when the students notice her double walking on the other side of the street. Silvia tries to ignore the apparition, but this strange event begins to permeate her daily life and transform her pesonality.
Doppelgänger
2012
NRThis is Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra's second school project. The short film features members of the school's class in the cast. They are credited as Ju Chiquitita Rojas and Marco Mamma Mia Aurélio. The short features an appearance (in drawings) by Casal Medo, characters the directors would use again in other works.
Dancing Queen
1999
Behind the camera
6.5Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.
Good Manners
2018
6.5Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.
Good Manners
2018
NRBuying a book in 3 shots, buying a book in 9 shots. Or: a man finds the right book.
Three Shots, Nine Shots
1999
6.5Donato fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.
Futuro Beach
2014
5.5Edgar Wilson, a roadkill collector in rural Brazil, dreams of escaping his small-town existence with Nete, the love of his life. When Nete decides to join her family in an apocalyptic cult, Edgar finds himself at a crossroads. With the world on the brink of destruction, Edgar and his unlikely companion Tomás – a disgraced and excommunicated priest – embark on a dangerous road trip through a landscape plagued by chaos and despair.
Bury Your Dead
2025
5.5Edgar Wilson, a roadkill collector in rural Brazil, dreams of escaping his small-town existence with Nete, the love of his life. When Nete decides to join her family in an apocalyptic cult, Edgar finds himself at a crossroads. With the world on the brink of destruction, Edgar and his unlikely companion Tomás – a disgraced and excommunicated priest – embark on a dangerous road trip through a landscape plagued by chaos and despair.
Bury Your Dead
2025
6.4After being a victim of rape within their own home, Diana chooses to keep the trauma secret. Mario, her husband, also has something to hide. The silence takes the couple's account over the day turns gradually into a peculiar form of violence.
The Silence of the Sky
2016
Rafael sleeps. Rafael waits. Rafael hugs. Rafael lies down. Rafael cries.
The Open Diary of R.
2003
NRA brief occurrence at the hospital waiting room.
Espera
2003
NRA brief occurrence at the hospital waiting room.
Espera
2003
9.0The story of a burglary and its tragic aftereffects.
Eye of the Storm
2009
NRA son and father must tell the mother the sad news.
Concert Number Three
2004
NRA son and father must tell the mother the sad news.
Concert Number Three
2004
A short documentary by Marco Dutra.
Sunday
2015
A short documentary by Marco Dutra.
Sunday
2015
6.4After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity.
Hard Labor
2011
6.4After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity.
Hard Labor
2011
4.6The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria and Ana. The three women try hard to forget about their pasts in the coffee farm and face the industrial times that start to take over Brazil.
All the Dead Ones
2020
4.6The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria and Ana. The three women try hard to forget about their pasts in the coffee farm and face the industrial times that start to take over Brazil.
All the Dead Ones
2020
An experimental collective film lasting little more than an hour, compiled from 10 episodes by a total of 14 different young Brazilian filmmakers. The project was an initiative of the directing duo Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, who sent a ‘letter of concern’ to inspire the participants. In it, a 16-year-old girl wrote about her dreams, which have been translated by the directors into films about love, youth and the possibilities of cinema.
Neverquiet (Film of Wonders)
2011
6.5A young mother has to face the death of her newborn son.
The White Sheet
2004
6.5A young mother has to face the death of her newborn son.
The White Sheet
2004
6.7The passing of the years is merciless for everyone. In the film, seven seemingly ordinary characters lead their lives seeking, each one, what they believe brings personal satisfaction. But, even with different and distant lives, they come closer by the way they guide their existence based on worldly concerns.
Quietness
2018
5.8A film about the reunion of a family broken by the pain and because of the pain can be reunited. An intense story, told in a soft and sensitive way, showing the search and dedication of a man rediscovering family and the love that unites the brothers, finally forming a real family.
My Country
2011