Directing

Felipe Braga

Born December 17, 1979 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 46)

Felipe Braga is the creator of Samantha! and co-creator of Sintonia, shows produced by LB Entertainment for Netflix, and Lov3 (for Amazon, in its pre-production stages), as well as Latitudes and Neymar Jr's Life Outside the Fields - both nominated for International Emmys. Recently selected by Variety as one of Latin America's New Emerging Talents behind the screen, Felipe has written HBO Latin Ame…

Known For

TrashTrash · 2014
Trash
7.12014
MovieAdventureCrime
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
MarighellaMarighella · 2021
Marighella
7.62021
MovieDramaHistory
Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.
LatitudesLatitudes · 2014
Latitudes
5.82014
MovieDramaRomance
Olívia, a fashion executive, and José, a photographer, gets together in Paris, having casual sex and talking a little about relationships. And, in some days, they meet again in another city. And another one. And another... Latitudes is a trip around the world, the love and the poem of living.
Principal DancerPrincipal Dancer · 2017
Principal Dancer
2017
MovieDocumentary
Principal Dancer is a mesmerizing look on how a young artist's journey is defined by his ability to challenge his own limits and to reinvent himself. Brazilian hip-hop performer turned into Royal Ballet's principal dancer Thiago Soares unveils the backstage of the Royal Opera House, in London, as he rehearses alongside some of the most outstanding names in contemporary dance - and prepares to go back home, in Rio de Janeiro, where he'll face one of his life's most challenging presentations.
Cabeça a PrêmioCabeça a Prêmio · 2010
Cabeça a Prêmio
3.62010
MovieDrama
The Menezes, a powerful family of animal breeders from the Mid-West, have always been at the helm of all illegal dealings in the region. In recent times, they've watched as the system that protected them for so many years slowly disintegrates. Mirão Menezes lives at the mercy of the drug-trafficking industry, the ever-encroaching authorities, and the constant and violent power struggle with his brother Abílio. Mirão's daughter Elaine becomes involved with her father's pilot, finds herself pregnant and decides to flee with him after her Uncle Abílio bribes them. Brito, the hitman sent to find the couple and finish them off, is ironically also victim of a love story.
MandrakeMandrake · 2012
Mandrake
3.82012
MovieCrimeDrama
An intriguing case lands on Mandrake's desk. Just when he thinks he has it solved, some unexpected news changes the course of events.
Legalize It!Legalize It! · 2017
Legalize It!
7.22017
MovieDrama
The meeting between two young guys, Marcelo —in the future, Marcelo D2— and Skunk , who sold t-shirts and cassette tapes in the center of Rio de Janeiro to survive, resulted in one of the most popular bands in Brazil in the 1990’s, Planet Hemp. Suppressed by a prejudiced society, the two made of their music a cry of alertness and resistance, conquering the hearts and minds of an entire generation.
SintoniaSintonia · 2019
Sintonia
8.22019
SeriesDramaCrime
Told through three different characters' perspectives, the story of Sintonia explores the interconnection of the music, drug traffic, and religion in São Paulo. In the quest to be somebody, many paths will converge.

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