Alexandre Moratto is often cited as one of the most significant new voices in Brazilian Cinema. He is a Guggenheim, SFFILM Rainin, Film Independent, Cine Qua Non, and Gotham Fellow.
He started his career as the assistant to director Ramin Bahrani (The White Tiger). Moratto's debut feature film Socrates (2018) was produced by UNICEF and Ramin Bahrani on a budget of $20,000 with a cast and crew of teenagers from São Paulo's low-income communities. It achieved international critical acclaim, was distributed theatrically in the US, England, and Brazil, played at over 60 film festivals including TIFF, and won numerous prizes including the Someone to Watch Independent Spirit Award (awarded to Moratto) as well as nominations for the John Cassavetes Award and Best Actor at the Spirit Awards. Additional awards include:
67th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival, Best Actor
63rd São Paulo Association of Critics, Best Actor
42nd São Paulo Film Festival, Official Competition Jury Award
59th Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Queer Film & Official Competition Special Mention
37th Uruguay Film Festival, Best First Feature Award
36th Miami Film Festival, Best First Feature Award
31st GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding Film in Limited Release (Nomination)
20th Rio de Janeiro Film Festival, Best Queer Film
Moratto's sophomore feature film, 7 Prisoners (2021), a Netflix Original, was produced by directors Ramin Bahrani and Fernando Meirelles (City of God). It premiered at the Venice Film Festival to critical acclaim before debuting in the top 10 worldwide on Netflix and winning several prizes including:
78th Venice Film Festival, Sorriso Diverso Diversity Award & Fondazione Fai Award Special Mention
53rd NAACP Awards, Outstanding International Motion Picture
21st Brazilian Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor Rodrigo Santoro
5th Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema, Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor (Nominations)
Moratto is currently developing his English-language debut set in the US Latino boxing community. The script received support from the SFFILM Rainin Grant and the Gotham Labs. Ramin Bahrani is set to produce with WME handling sales.