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Peter Azen

Peter Azen was born in 1984 in Rio de Janeiro. He is a Brazilian filmmaker, artist, performer and photographer that lives in New York City. His films have screened in festivals, museums, galleries and independent spaces throughout the U.S., Brazil, U.K., Germany, Czech Republic and India.

Known For

Park Slope

Park Slope · 2022

MovieDramaRomance

Maybe that's what they like, a little bit of melodrama.

All Your Women Things

All Your Women Things · 2023

All Your Women Things

During a routine fitting at work, lingerie designer Anna discovers a grotesque source of inspiration.

Black Wave

Black Wave · 2018

MovieDocumentary

In the conservative city of Munich, a local punk starts a record store. Inspiringly, the shop becomes a cultural hub for the worldwide punk community. BLACK WAVE is an intimate look at a resilient music scene set against the backdrop of today’s explosive politics.

You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory · 2021

You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Between the arrival and departure of the train.

Birth

The birth of a child and their first conflict.

Centro

MovieDocumentary

A documentary that captures 24 hours in Downtown Rio de Janeiro, in September 2019.

Cacaya

Calidris

Calidris · 2019

New York City attracts Jane and Carlos, like so many others, with the promise of a better life. That's why they've left their home country, Brazil. Yet as immigrants, they don't have all the opportunities that the American dream implies. Their search for a new and better life represents that of all the immigrants who dare to attempt a fresh start in another country. It is also the story of changes taking place in United States and Brazil. The fictional story about Jane and Carlos in this experimental film is intertwined with the personal experiences of the film team, which reports in interspersed episodes about their own immigration and that of others they've researched.

Filmography

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Park Slope

Park Slope · 2022

MovieDramaRomance

Maybe that's what they like, a little bit of melodrama.

Cinematography

All Your Women Things

All Your Women Things · 2023

All Your Women Things

During a routine fitting at work, lingerie designer Anna discovers a grotesque source of inspiration.

Editor

Black Wave

Black Wave · 2018

MovieDocumentary

In the conservative city of Munich, a local punk starts a record store. Inspiringly, the shop becomes a cultural hub for the worldwide punk community. BLACK WAVE is an intimate look at a resilient music scene set against the backdrop of today’s explosive politics.

Director

You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory · 2021

You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Between the arrival and departure of the train.

Editor

Birth

The birth of a child and their first conflict.

Director

Centro

MovieDocumentary

A documentary that captures 24 hours in Downtown Rio de Janeiro, in September 2019.

Director

Cacaya

Director

Calidris

Calidris · 2019

New York City attracts Jane and Carlos, like so many others, with the promise of a better life. That's why they've left their home country, Brazil. Yet as immigrants, they don't have all the opportunities that the American dream implies. Their search for a new and better life represents that of all the immigrants who dare to attempt a fresh start in another country. It is also the story of changes taking place in United States and Brazil. The fictional story about Jane and Carlos in this experimental film is intertwined with the personal experiences of the film team, which reports in interspersed episodes about their own immigration and that of others they've researched.

Director

Three Vendors of Ipanema

Three Vendors of Ipanema

Three Vendors of Ipanema

“The Human Being is Only Free When One is Master of One’s Self”. These words cap a mural in Cantagalo, a favela high over Rio De Janeiro. Epictetus’s words frame the lives of three beach vendors descending from the hills to sell homemade foods on the “Farme” section of Ipanema Beach. These three independent spirits working for themselves have maintained their dignity in a harsh economy and love their work. This is why they have been known and loved by the LGBTQ+ community for decades.

Producer

U.S of D.I.Y

U.S of D.I.Y · 2012

Director

The Trees

The trees in Super-8.

Director

Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House

Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House · 2025

Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House

SeriesDocumentary

After almost 30 years of silence, a victim shares new and disturbing details of the horror she experienced in the home of the person who became known throughout Brazil as the woman with white ointment on her face.

Production Director