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Leonardo Martinelli

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Leonardo Martinelli

Filmmaker from Rio de Janeiro. His film Neon Phantom won the Golden Leopard for Best International Short Film at the Locarno Film Festival. His shorts have been selected at festivals worldwide, including Cannes, Locarno, Toronto, San Sebastián, BFI London, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, Montreal, Biarritz, Toulouse and others. He also holds a Master’s degree in Communication from PUC-Rio and is c…

Known For

Around CopacabanaAround Copacabana · 2019
Around Copacabana
★ 5.52019
MovieDocumentary
Presidential elections. Fake news. Pleasures and pains through the neighborhoods of the city. Brazil, 21st century.
Samba InfiniteSamba Infinite · 2025
Samba Infinite
★ 5.02025
MovieFantasyDrama
During Rio's Carnival, a street cleaner struggles with the loss of his sister and his work obligations. Amid the celebrations, he finds a lost child and sets out to help him.
Neon PhantomNeon Phantom · 2021
Neon Phantom
★ 4.92021
MovieMusicDrama
A delivery man dreams of having a motorcycle. He was told that everything would be like a musical film.
Film CopacabanaFilm Copacabana · 2025
Film Copacabana
2025
MovieDocumentary
A woman places a chair on the sidewalk in Rio and watches as the neighbourhood "unfolds" before her eyes – like a movie scene. Workers, tourists, dogs and street life combine to form a Copacabana portrait, through clever editing and montage.
A Bird Called MemoryA Bird Called Memory · 2023
A Bird Called Memory
2023
Movie
A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, but the city can be a hostile place.
RememberRemember · 2018
Remember
2018
MovieDramaComedy
The daily life of a young woman from Rio de Janeiro witnessed through her cell phone screen.
If The World Spinned BackwardsIf The World Spinned Backwards · 2018
If The World Spinned Backwards
★ 4.02018
MovieDrama
In a dystopic world where all things happen in reverse, a man leaves a message to his beloved.
Um Estranho no EscuroUm Estranho no Escuro · 2019
Um Estranho no Escuro
2019
MovieThriller
A blind man witnesses a homicide and is followed to his house by the murderer

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