Directing
João Victor Borges
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Directing
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Born in 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, João Victor Borges is an undergraduate in Film and Cinema Studies at Fluminense Federal University (Uff). In 2018, he was awarded as "Best Student Film Cinematographer of the Year" by the Brazilian Cinematography Association (ABC), for his cinematography on the short film “Cravo, Lírio e Rosa”, by Maju de Paiva. He's also been the cinematographer of short films such as “A Casa de Ana”, by Clara Ferrer and Marcella de Finis, awarded by the 2017 Elipse Award, and “Pequenos Animais Sem Dono”, also by Maju de Paiva, awarded by the 2016 Elipse Award. He's also worked as first and second assistant cinematographer on several films. His first fiction script “Vigia” wa…
Known for
NRThe social project of a teacher faces failure as the pupils' priorities are love affairs and work. Their days are devoted to desire and Brazilian funk, seeking an utopic independence, while reality creeps up on them.
Open Veins
2024
3.0At a supermarket, Magno watches over boys with backpacks as they go along the corridors. Meanwhile, the night drags on slowly for Bismarck, a cashier.
Night Watch
2018
1.0It's the second wave of the COVID pandemic in Rio de Janeiro. There's no water in Madá's old mansion, a sewing cooperative where sheltered LGBTQI+ young people live and work. Renê, one of the residents, paints the anguish of a mysterious spirit that haunts the shelter through the plumbing. Across town, a loner middle-aged plumber, Ismael, is tormented by the same curse.
Iceberg
2022
Behind the camera
NRThe social project of a teacher faces failure as the pupils' priorities are love affairs and work. Their days are devoted to desire and Brazilian funk, seeking an utopic independence, while reality creeps up on them.
Open Veins
2024
NRThe social project of a teacher faces failure as the pupils' priorities are love affairs and work. Their days are devoted to desire and Brazilian funk, seeking an utopic independence, while reality creeps up on them.
Open Veins
2024
NRThe social project of a teacher faces failure as the pupils' priorities are love affairs and work. Their days are devoted to desire and Brazilian funk, seeking an utopic independence, while reality creeps up on them.
Open Veins
2024
3.0At a supermarket, Magno watches over boys with backpacks as they go along the corridors. Meanwhile, the night drags on slowly for Bismarck, a cashier.
Night Watch
2018
3.0At a supermarket, Magno watches over boys with backpacks as they go along the corridors. Meanwhile, the night drags on slowly for Bismarck, a cashier.
Night Watch
2018
1.0It's the second wave of the COVID pandemic in Rio de Janeiro. There's no water in Madá's old mansion, a sewing cooperative where sheltered LGBTQI+ young people live and work. Renê, one of the residents, paints the anguish of a mysterious spirit that haunts the shelter through the plumbing. Across town, a loner middle-aged plumber, Ismael, is tormented by the same curse.
Iceberg
2022