Directing
José Bial
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for
Directing
Credits
11 titles
José Bial is a Brazilian filmmaker from Rio de Janeiro whose work explores themes including masculinity, Brazilian whiteness, humor, love, and the country’s military dictatorship. He holds a degree in Film from PUC-Rio, and his work has been screened at festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Festival do Rio, Beijing LiftOff Film Festival, and Festival da Fronteira. His filmography includes Oma, about a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor living in Rio de Janeiro; Pequenos Traficantes Brancos (Small White Drug Dealers), about upper-class drug dealers in Rio; and Omar, a tribute to the HBO series The Wire, created for Festival Cena and artist PutodiParis. His feature directorial debut is 8…
Known for
9.5Nara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
2022
NRThree bored friends chat about childhood masturbation, pregnancy wishes, fatherhood and more.
CHLOROPLAST
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oma
2024
NRThe end and the beginning of the relationship between Jade and Caio, the first human couple in history to be brought together by an artificial intelligence.
Smart Love
2026
NRIn the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, far from the favelas, Bento and Carol, part of Rio's upper class youth, involve themselves in drug traffic and robbery. White privilege can only protect them to a certain extent.
Pequenos Traficantes Brancos
2024
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Pedro e Lívia
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Series credits
Behind the camera
NRThree bored friends chat about childhood masturbation, pregnancy wishes, fatherhood and more.
CHLOROPLAST
2022
NRThree bored friends chat about childhood masturbation, pregnancy wishes, fatherhood and more.
CHLOROPLAST
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oma
2024
NRThe end and the beginning of the relationship between Jade and Caio, the first human couple in history to be brought together by an artificial intelligence.
Smart Love
2026
NRThe end and the beginning of the relationship between Jade and Caio, the first human couple in history to be brought together by an artificial intelligence.
Smart Love
2026
NRThe end and the beginning of the relationship between Jade and Caio, the first human couple in history to be brought together by an artificial intelligence.
Smart Love
2026
NRIn the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, far from the favelas, Bento and Carol, part of Rio's upper class youth, involve themselves in drug traffic and robbery. White privilege can only protect them to a certain extent.
Pequenos Traficantes Brancos
2024
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Pedro e Lívia
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10.0No synopsis available yet.
Pedro e Lívia
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10.0No synopsis available yet.
Pedro e Lívia
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