Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and visual artist. Most known for his films Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005) and Joaquim (2017).
Early life Gomes was born in Recife, Brazil. Before going on to create films, he worked as a programmer of films at a film club.
Career Gomes first directed several short films and a TV Movie, between 1995 and 2000.
His debut feature film, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Brazilian submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.
His 2009 I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You, co-directed with Karim Aïnouz, had its world premiere at the Orizzonti section of the 66th Venice International Film Festival.
His 2013 film The Man of the Crowd was screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
His historical drama Joaquim (2017) had its world premiere at the main competition of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. It won several awards, including Best Film at CinEuphoria in Portugal and at the Havana Film Festival New York.
His 2022 film Paloma, follows a transgender woman in rural Brazil who wishes to have a traditional Catholic wedding. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Munich Film Festival, and was screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022.
Filmography
Feature films YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleNotes2005Cinema, Aspirins and VulturesCinema, Aspirinas e Urubus2009I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love YouViajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te AmoCo-directed with Karim Aïnouz2012Once Upon a Time Was I, VerônicaEra Uma Vez Eu, Verônica2013The Man of the CrowdO Homem das MultidõesCo-directed with Cao Guimarães2017Joaquim2022Paloma2024Portrait of a Certain OrientRetrato de um certo OrienteArabic and French language debut2025DoloresCo-directed with Maria Clara Escobar
Documentaries YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleNotes2019Waiting for the CarnivalEstou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar2025Creatures of the MindCriaturas da Mente
TV Series 2025: Oxygen Masks Will Not Drop Automatically (5 episodes)
Short Films O Brasil em Curtas 06 - Curtas Pernambucanos - 1999 Clandestina Felicidade - 1999 Os Brasileiros - 2000; TV film
Recognition and awards In 2005, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures won the French National Education Prize. Many of his other films have won or been nominated for film awards, including: 2009: I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You, winner, FIPRESCI prize, Havana Film Festival 2019: Waiting for the Carnival, selected for the masters program of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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