
Person
Dácio Pinheiro
Directing
Biography
Dácio Pinheiro is a Brazilian filmmaker based between Berlin and São Paulo. He produced, wrote, directed and edited several short films and music videos, before directing the documentary "My Buddy Claudia" (2009), which premiered at the "33rd Frameline in San Francisco". The documentary won the audience award at the "14th LesGaiCineMad in Madrid" and best documentary at the "17th Mix Brasil" in São Paulo. In 2015 he started working on his second documentary feature film "Eletronica:Mentes", which was selected to premiere at the "11th In Edit in São Paulo 2019" and was selected for competition at the "3rd Sonic Scene in Trani/Italy" and the "17th Indie Lisboa". He also co-produced the German art documentary "The Forgotten Treasure" (2019). He photographed the German short films "Asche, Holz und Sterne" (2020) and "Theilmann" (2023). In 2022 he released the short fiction film "Lair's Birthday", screened at several short film festivals. Currently he is post-producing the documentary feature "Lenita"; and pre-producing the documentary "Villa Lobos Artistic Caravan", a co-production with Canal Curta. As an editor, he edited the films "Tikimentary" (2010), "Old Kitten" (2014), "Museu Entre Tempos" (2018) and is currently editing the fiction series "Notícias Populares" (2023) for Canal Brasil.
Known for

Memória Morta
Writer

Lair's Birthday
Executive Producer

My Buddy Claudia
Director

Fake Vuitton
Editor

Lenita - Traces of a Lady
Director
Couture
Director
The Forgotten Treasure
Additional Photography

Never Too Old to Meow
Editor

Transtarah - As Operadas do Terror
Editor

The Circular Universe – Jocy de Oliveira
Director
Filmography
- 2026The Circular Universe – Jocy de OliveiraDirector
- 2024Lair's BirthdayExecutive Producer
- 2023Lenita - Traces of a LadyDirector
- 2023TheilmannDirector of Photography
- 2019The Forgotten TreasureAdditional Photography
- 2019Eletronica: MentesWriter
- 2014Never Too Old to MeowEditor
- 2013Mumtarah - No Sarcófago das NinfosProducer
- 2012ETzudah: As Abduzidas do SexoCinematography
- 2011Transtarah - As Operadas do TerrorEditor
- 2009My Buddy ClaudiaDirector
- 2007Furs for AdonisDirector
- 2006MavambaDirector
- 2006Memória MortaWriter
- 2003Fake VuittonEditor
- 2003CoutureDirector
- 2001Pencas de BicudaDirector
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