Murilo Barbosa Simões

Directing

Birthplace: Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Bachelor in Social Sciences at Unicamp (State University of Campinas) and in Cinema at UFF (Federal Fluminense University). Works as Director in short-length films, Assistant Director in feature films, Editor and Movie Critic. Director of the horror short-length films “Sand Boy” (2022), sponsored by Edital Lab Curta 2021 and “Let the Sun” (2019), released in Cinematéque of MAM (Modern Art Museum) and in Sundown Film Fest, in Germany. As a film critic for "Ganga Bruta” magazine, he covered the 21st and 22nd editions of the Tiradentes Film Festival. Simões was also the curator of the Film Club “Película Livre” in Campinas, São Paulo.