Cast & creator
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Best known for Golden Globe Awards, The Oscars, The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho (born November 22, 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer. With a degree in Journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as a film critic and journalist. As a director, he experimented with fiction, documentary, and video clips in the 1990s. He migrated from video to digital and 35 mm film in the 2000s. Over the course of that decade, he made several short films. "O Som ao Redor" (Neighbouring Sounds, 2013) was Mendonça's first feature-length drama, winning numerous awards. Mendonça's films have received more than 120 awards in Brazil and abroad, with selections in festivals such as New York, Copenhagen and Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs). Film festivals in Rotterdam, Toulouse, and Santa Maria da Feira have presented retrospectives of his films. He has served as programmer of cinema for the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation.
Also known as: Kléber Mendoca Filho, Kleber Mendonca Filho, KMF, Kleber de Mendonça Vasconcellos Filho
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film credits
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television credits
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (119)
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Secret Agent
Director
2025The Secret Agent
Producer
2025The Secret Agent
Writer
2025
O País do Cinema
Self
2016
Bacurau
Director
2019Bacurau
Writer
2019
Room 999
Self
2023
Pictures of Ghosts
Self / Narrator
2023Pictures of Ghosts
Additional Photography
2023Pictures of Ghosts
Sound Designer
2023Pictures of Ghosts
Writer
2023Pictures of Ghosts
Director
2023
Aquarius
Director
2016Aquarius
Screenplay
2016
Neighboring Sounds
Screenplay
2012Neighboring Sounds
Sound Designer
2012Neighboring Sounds
Editor
2012Neighboring Sounds
Director
2012
Décimo Segundo
Sound Editor
2007
Green Vinyl
Director
2004Green Vinyl
Sound Designer
2004Green Vinyl
Executive Producer
2004Green Vinyl
Sound Editor
2004Green Vinyl
Director of Photography
2004Green Vinyl
Editor
2004Green Vinyl
Screenplay
2004
Caged In
Writer
1997Caged In
Director
1997Caged In
Additional Photography
1997Caged In
Producer
1997Caged In
Sound Editor
1997Caged In
Sound Effects
1997Caged In
Foley Artist
1997
Heartless
Producer
2024
Love Film Festival
Himself
2014
Critic
Self (voice)
2008Critic
Director
2008Critic
Screenplay
2008Critic
Producer
2008Critic
Editor
2008Critic
Finishing Producer
2008Critic
Animation
2008Critic
Camera Operator
2008Critic
Sound
2008
The Little Cotton Girl
Director
2002The Little Cotton Girl
Editor
2002The Little Cotton Girl
Screenplay
2002The Little Cotton Girl
Director of Photography
2002The Little Cotton Girl
Sound
2002
Travelling
Director
1991Travelling
Director of Photography
1991
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Director
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Producer
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Director of Photography
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Editor
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Screenplay
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Story
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Sound Recordist
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Sound Editor
2006Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Sound Designer
2006
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019Bacurau no Mapa
Director
2019Delegado
Producer
2026
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019
Sleep with Your Eyes Open
Producer
2024
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano
Producer
2011South of Tehran
Director
2026
Homem de Projeção
Director
1992Homem de Projeção
Producer
1992Homem de Projeção
Screenplay
1992Homem de Projeção
Director of Photography
1992
Casa de Imagem
Director
1992Casa de Imagem
Screenplay
1992Casa de Imagem
Producer
1992Casa de Imagem
Director of Photography
1992Casa de Imagem
Additional Photography
1992
Keychain
Director
1995Keychain
Screenplay
1995Keychain
Editor
1995Keychain
Director of Photography
1995
Recife, Cidade Roubada
ele mesmo
2014
Cold Tropics
Editor
2009Cold Tropics
Director of Photography
2009Cold Tropics
Writer
2009Cold Tropics
Director
2009Cold Tropics
Executive Producer
2009Cold Tropics
Cinematography
2009
Eletrodoméstica
Director
2005Eletrodoméstica
Screenplay
2005Eletrodoméstica
Editor
2005Eletrodoméstica
Sound Editor
2005Eletrodoméstica
Producer
2005Eletrodoméstica
Sound Designer
2005Eletrodoméstica
Foley Artist
2005
Seu Cavalcanti
Producer
2024
Peace to This House
Director
1994Peace to This House
Producer
1994Peace to This House
Director of Photography
1994Peace to This House
Sound
1994
The World Cup in Recife
Director
2014The World Cup in Recife
Editor
2014The World Cup in Recife
Writer
2014The World Cup in Recife
Sound Designer
2014
Luz Industrial Mágica
Director
Luz Industrial Mágica
Editor
Luz Industrial Mágica
Writer
Luz Industrial Mágica
Cinematography
Rivers of Dust
Director
Azougue Nazareth
Associate Producer
2019
Jogo sem Gandula
Director
2011Jogo sem Gandula
Sound
2011Jogo sem Gandula
Screenplay
2011Jogo sem Gandula
Director of Photography
2011
Lixo nos Canais
Director
1995Lixo nos Canais
Editor
1995Lixo nos Canais
Writer
1995
Ocidente
Executive Producer
2008