
Directing
Ulisses Arthur
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Directing
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Ulisses Arthur is a Brazilian director and screenwriter. His films screened and won awards at festivals including FICCI, Doc.Coimbra and ENCOUNTERS. “They dug a grave in my heart” was named one of Brazil’s 10 best short films of 2024 by ABRACCINE – – Brazilian Association of Film Critics.
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NRMarcelo’s mother disappeared when he was 10 years old, leaving him with an endless void. The boy grows into a young man who wanders through cemeteries and takes refuge in invented memories to cope with reality. One day, two mysterious beings cross his path, and Marcelo sets off with them on a journey across the boundaries between the world of the living and the world of the dead.
Look at Me
2026
NR"I walk for mystery, I live for mystery ... Our body is a machine, or does it take care of it or do you know it?" Between the memories of the nightclub and reports of daily resistance: Tikal dances and defies standards.
CorpoStyleDanceMachine
2017
10.0Ciro, an overworked medical student and pole dance instructor, loses stability as Brazil’s university system collapses. Forced out of his home, he finds refuge with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, a meeting that reshapes both their survival and intimacy.
We Are Not Dreaming
2026
NRThe sinking of the ground caused by a mining company to extract rock salt results in holes and cracks in the homes of residents in the neighborhood of Bebedouro, in Maceió. The imminent risk of collapse makes the neighborhood uninhabited, leaving space for the exploration of the territory, until a gang of teenagers plans to destroy the machine responsible for the collapse, turning the imagination into a possibility of inhabiting an uninhabitable territory. (K.M.)
They Dug a Grave In My Heart
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
As Melhores Noites de Veroni
2017
NRAt school, Fabrício hangs out with the girls and with them creates a group of rap. Together, they sing provocative rhymes at the boys. He is in love and keeps this secret to himself, but soon enough the invisible wall of passion will shatter.
Islands of Heat
2019
Film credits
Behind the camera
NR"I walk for mystery, I live for mystery ... Our body is a machine, or does it take care of it or do you know it?" Between the memories of the nightclub and reports of daily resistance: Tikal dances and defies standards.
CorpoStyleDanceMachine
2017
10.0Ciro, an overworked medical student and pole dance instructor, loses stability as Brazil’s university system collapses. Forced out of his home, he finds refuge with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, a meeting that reshapes both their survival and intimacy.
We Are Not Dreaming
2026
10.0Ciro, an overworked medical student and pole dance instructor, loses stability as Brazil’s university system collapses. Forced out of his home, he finds refuge with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, a meeting that reshapes both their survival and intimacy.
We Are Not Dreaming
2026
10.0Ciro, an overworked medical student and pole dance instructor, loses stability as Brazil’s university system collapses. Forced out of his home, he finds refuge with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, a meeting that reshapes both their survival and intimacy.
We Are Not Dreaming
2026
NRThe sinking of the ground caused by a mining company to extract rock salt results in holes and cracks in the homes of residents in the neighborhood of Bebedouro, in Maceió. The imminent risk of collapse makes the neighborhood uninhabited, leaving space for the exploration of the territory, until a gang of teenagers plans to destroy the machine responsible for the collapse, turning the imagination into a possibility of inhabiting an uninhabitable territory. (K.M.)
They Dug a Grave In My Heart
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
As Melhores Noites de Veroni
2017
NRAt school, Fabrício hangs out with the girls and with them creates a group of rap. Together, they sing provocative rhymes at the boys. He is in love and keeps this secret to himself, but soon enough the invisible wall of passion will shatter.
Islands of Heat
2019
NRAt school, Fabrício hangs out with the girls and with them creates a group of rap. Together, they sing provocative rhymes at the boys. He is in love and keeps this secret to himself, but soon enough the invisible wall of passion will shatter.
Islands of Heat
2019
