Marco Dutra

Marco Dutra
Born
Marco Aurélio Ferreira Dutra

(1980-03-17) 17 March 1980
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter,composer

Marco Aurélio Ferreira Dutra (born 17 March 1980), known as Marco Dutra is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, and composer.[1]

Life and career

Dutra graduated in Cinema at the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo. He has been working since college with the director Juliana Rojas, with whom he made the short film O Lençol Branco in 2004;[2] the film was exhibited by Cinéfondation in Cannes. Dutra and Rojas also worked together in the 2007 short film "Um Ramo".In 2011 they, directed their first feature film Hard Labor, exhibited at Cannes' Un certain regard .

Dutra also worked as screenwriter in films such as No Meu Lugar (2009) by Eduardo Valente, and for the 2009 HBO Brasil TV series Alice.[1][3]

In 2014 he made his second feature film, Quando Eu Era Vivo, starring Sandy Leah, Antônio Fagundes and Marat Descartes.[1][3]

Filmography

As director and writer

Short and feature films
Year Title Notes
2004 Concerto Número Três[4] Director and writer
Lençol Branco Director and writer
2007 Um Ramo Director and writer
2009 No Meu Lugar Writer
As Sombras Director and writer
2011 Hard Labor[4] Director and writer (with Juliana Rojas)
My Country[4] Writer
2014 Quando Eu Era Vivo[4] Director and writer (with Gabriela Amaral Almeida)
2016 O Silêncio do Céu Writer
2017 Good Manners Director and writer (with Juliana Rojas)
2018 A Voz do Silêncio Writer (with André Ristum)
2020 All the Dead Ones Director and writer (with Caetano Gotardo)[5]
2025 Bury your Dead Director and writer (with Caetano Gotardo)[6]

As composer

Film compositions
Year Title Notes
2014 Quando Eu Era Vivo Composer [7]
2012 O Que Se Move Theme song composer

References

  1. ^ a b c adorocinema.com. "Marco Dutra". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Alumni em destaque: Marco Dutra – Alumni USP". alumni.usp.br. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Historiadocinemabrasileiro.com.br. "Marco Dutra/História do Cinema Brasileiro". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Quem é Quem Cinema. "Marco Dutra". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John (23 February 2020). "Caetano Gotardo, Marco Dutra Talk Berlin Competition Entry 'All the Dead Ones'". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ Barraclough, Leo (23 September 2024). "M-Appeal Boards Sitges Competition Title 'Bury Your Dead' by Marco Dutra (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ adorocinema.com. "Filmografia de Marco Dutra". Retrieved 22 January 2014.