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Thales Banzai

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Thales Banzai
Thales Banzai is a Brazilian filmmaker whose career has spanned from experimental short films shot on VHS in the 90s to directing and producing shorts, music videos and commercials. His documentary "Two Women, Two Lives, One Struggle," became the most viewed Brazilian Doc-Short on YouTube 2017. He's been recognized at Brazilian festivals like "Festival do Minuto," "Rio Short Film Festival," and "Curta-8." In the early 2000s, he transitioned to Mini-DV for skate promos, eventually moving into professional productions that saw his work showcased at major international film festivals and on platforms like Nowness. He served as associate producer on the Rio Film Festival award-winning documentary "Favela is Fashion."
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    Known for

    Antônio Odisseia (2025)
    Antônio Odisseia
    • Producer
    • 2025
    The Black Cat (2019)
    The Black Cat
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2019
    Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty (2017)
    Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Julia Ianina in A Estranheza em Mim (2016)
    A Estranheza em Mim
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Antônio Odisseia (2025)
      Antônio Odisseia
      • producer
      • 2025
    • You and Me (F*da Eu e Você) (2024)
      You and Me (F*da Eu e Você)
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2024
    • CooCoo Crazy (2023)
      CooCoo Crazy
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Favela É Moda (2019)
      Favela É Moda
      6.1
      • associate producer
      • 2019
    • The Black Cat (2019)
      The Black Cat
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Ladytron: The Animals
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty (2017)
      Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2017
    • What Young People Call Music (2017)
      What Young People Call Music
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • Two Women. Two Lifes. One Struggle.
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017

    Director

    • Antônio Odisseia (2025)
      Antônio Odisseia
      • Director
      • 2025
    • The Black Cat (2019)
      The Black Cat
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty (2017)
      Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • What Young People Call Music (2017)
      What Young People Call Music
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Two Women. Two Lifes. One Struggle.
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Julia Ianina in A Estranheza em Mim (2016)
      A Estranheza em Mim
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Julia Ianina and Geraldo Rodrigues in Casal (2014)
      Casal
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Editor

    • Antônio Odisseia (2025)
      Antônio Odisseia
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • The Black Cat (2019)
      The Black Cat
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty (2017)
      Hard Asses Don't Twerk: Because Being a Woman is Nasty
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Julia Ianina in A Estranheza em Mim (2016)
      A Estranheza em Mim
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Julia Ianina and Geraldo Rodrigues in Casal (2014)
      Casal
      7.0
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014

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