Ricardo Alves Jr
Ricardo ALVES JR. (1982, Brazil) studied Cinema Directing in Buenos Aires. His short films were selected for Critic's Week at the Cannes Film Festival and the film festival of Oberhausen. Alves Jr.'s debut, Raw Material (2006), has brought him many awards. His second film, Invitation Dinner with Comrade Stalin (2007), won an award for Best Experimental Short Film at the Rio de Janeiro film festival. In 2016, he made his first feature, Elon Doesn't Believe in Death.
Filmography
(selection) Material bruto/Raw Material (2006, short), Convite para jantar com o camarada Stalin/Invitation to Dine with Comrade Stalin (2007, short, co-dir), Permanências/Permanences (2008, short), Sentinela (2008, short), Tremor (2013, short), Elon não acredita na morte/Elon Doesn't Believe in Death (2016), Russa (2018, short), Vitória (2020, short)
Ricardo Alves Jr at IFFR
Invitation to Dine with the Comrade Stalin
10'
Brazil
IFFR 2008
Sentinela
15'
Brazil
IFFR 2008
Avanti popolo
72'
Brazil
IFFR 2013
Elon Doesn't Believe in Death
75'
Brazil
IFFR 2017
Mirage My Bros
25'
Portugal
IFFR 2018
Vitória
Vitória decides to stop putting up with the abuses at the factory and goes in search of someone who will listen.
14'
Brazil
IFFR 2020