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Fernando Grostein Andrade
Fernando Grostein Andrade is a versatile storyteller and agile communicator who explores urgent social issues, human rights, and identity through accessible language and with global reach.
- Region
- São Paulo, SP, Sudeste
- Age
- 45
Authorial vision
Fernando Grostein Andrade’s authorial vision stands out for his ability to translate complex debates on society, diversity, and mental health into engaging narratives with broad public appeal. Moving between investigative social documentaries and intimate fiction, he brings visual dynamism and strong emotional resonance to his projects. His cinema seeks to connect diverse audiences with humanitarian issues and social change.
Filmography
- Quebrando Mitos
2022 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 85 min
Jair Bolsonaro’s catastrophic and fragile masculinity, seen through the eyes of an LGBT couple: filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade and actor and singer Fernando Siqueira.
- Encarcerados
2019 · Documentary · Director · 72 min
It portrays the real, everyday lives of prison officers in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Abe
2019 · Film · Drama · Writer & Director · 85 min
Abe, a 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn, cooks to bring his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family together, but nothing goes as planned.
- Na Quebrada
2014 · Film · Biografia, Drama · Writer & Director · 94 min
In the ghettos of Brazil’s largest metropolis, amid gunfire, love, and countless obstacles, the stories of young people intertwine and collide as they pursue their dreams and make their choices.
- Quebrando o Tabu
2011 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 80 min
Forty years ago, the United States led the world in declaring a war on drugs, in a crusade for a drug-free world. Yet the harm caused by drugs to individuals and society has only grown. Abuse, misinformation, epidemics, violence, and the strengthening of criminal networks are among the consequences of this global failure. Against this backdrop, voices from diverse backgrounds and across the world come together to discuss possible solutions, shifts in opinion, principles, and conclusions. Ordinary people whose lives have been shaped by the War on Drugs, as well as renowned physicians, share their experiences.
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