LUíS OLIVEIRA
Cinematography
Narrative Works
Selected
Flúmen
2025, 16'
We follow the journey of a boy who believes he is carrying an angel and his encounter with an old blind fisherman who is trying to recreate the legend of an ancient region.
Desire is the name of the man I love
In post-production, 180'
United by their grief over a loved one, Victor and João meet in the city and begin a romance in the countryside. The serenity of their days together is interrupted by the threats of a loan shark, who is trying to collect an old debt.
Watch out, kid!
2024, 15'
Mel is a young gay man who travels to Belo Horizonte and stays at a hotel. Upon arriving, he begins to face a series of psychological torments.
Davi is Dead
2019, 27'
A theater company from Belo Horizonte attempts to film a play and is shocked by the death of Davi, one of its actors. In an continous shot, we follow the reactions of each person upon hearing the news. The presence of the deceased actor is then reconstructed through accounts and different expressions of grief that inevitably preserve a fragment of Davi on screen.
Livid
2021, 10'
In a suspended timeline, LÃvio searches for ways to deal with an immense obstacle. At risk of repeating the same mistakes he always made, he seeks a dialogue with his own personality at different stages of his life.
Naô Xohan
2019, 45'
We follow two indigenous leaders in the city of Belo Horizonte as they search for the truth about the murder of their uncle, Genilson. Prevented from building a comfortable life in the city due to various attacks from the state and city dwellers, they found a aldeia on the banks of the Paraopeba River, which ends up being affected by the collapse of a mining tailings dam.
