Otavio Juliano (born 1972 in
São Paulo) is a Brazilian director and
filmmaker. He is the second of three children in a family of
Italian descent. Juliano is an alumnus of the
UCLA Ext. School of Theater Film and Television. He started his career acting in theater.
Works
*
The Music Tree A Árvore da Música (Brazilian title) features the plight of the
brazilwood
''Paubrasilia echinata'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood ( pt, pau-de-pernambuco, ; ...
, the species of tree that gave
Brazil its name, and whose unique deep red
wood is used in the manufacture of bows for fine
violins and similar instruments. Its current endangered status represents a serious threat to
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...
worldwide, as there is no other material that can be used to make bows of comparable quality. The film screened in more than 22 film festivals around the world and Otavio Juliano received the Polly Krakora Award for artistry in film at the
DC Environmental Film Festival. The film received awards on Portugal, Brazil and US.
Joshua Bell,
David Garret and
Antonio Meneses perform on the film.
* A
documentary about Brazilian heavy metal band
Sepultura, premiered in Los Angeles in 2017, SEPULTURA ENDURANCE. The film was selected for film festivals around the world, such as
Mar del Plata International Film Festival,
Ambulante Mexico and
InEdit.
* A
documentary about Brazilian heavy metal band
Sepultura, premiered in Los Angeles in 2017, SEPULTURA ENDURANCE. The film was selected for film festivals around the world, such as
Mar del Plata International Film Festival,
Ambulante Mexico and
InEdit.
* Brazilian TV series Exilio e Canções, hosted by Sérgio Britto
Titãs, a
TV Brasil/
Interface Filmes
Interface or interfacing may refer to:
Academic journals
* ''Interface'' (journal), by the Electrochemical Society
* ''Interface, Journal of Applied Linguistics'', now merged with ''ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics''
* '' Inte ...
production.
* ''
Third World California
''Third World California'' is a 2006 documentary film by Otavio Juliano. It depicts the substandard living conditions of undocumented immigrants living within an Indian reservation in the Lower Coachella Valley in the California desert. '' depicts the subhuman conditions experienced by undocumented immigrants living in "
Duroville Duroville is the nickname for the former Desert Mobile Home Park located in Thermal, California. It was infamous for its poor living conditions, substantial poverty, predatory packs of wild dogs and rampant waste. Duroville garnered a great deal o ...
", a settlement largely composed of decrepit trailer homes and lacking basic
infrastructure
Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...
. Its location within the
Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation in
California's
Colorado Desert
California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. It encompasses approximately , including the heavily irrigated Coachella and Imperial valleys. It is home to many unique flora and fauna.
Geography and geology
The Colorado De ...
exempts it from many federal and state laws, which allows some Torres-Martinez tribe members to profiteer from the situation of the undocumented workers, and to disregard environmental and safety regulations in force elsewhere. The film debuted in the 22nd
Chicago Latino Film Festival in 2006.
* Directed Music Videos for Sergio Britto (Titãs) and
Rita Lee
Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...
and many other music artists.
* Created Video Design with Interface Filmes/Luciana Ferraz for Theater and Broadway Musicals in Brazil, such as Chaplin, The Wizard Of Oz, Evita and Singing in the Rain.
* Directed the stage musical ''
Doze Flores Amarelas
''Doze Flores Amarelas'' (Twelve Yellow Flowers) is the fifteenth studio album by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released in parts from 27 April to 11 May 2018. It is the band's first album via Universal Music, the first without vocalist, guitarist an ...
'', rock opera from the Brazilian band
Titãs. Universal Music Group released the rock opera's DVD by October 2018, also directed by Otavio Juliano along with Luciana Ferraz. •
Titãs Encontro tour: Creative/Artistic Director and stage designer.
References
External links
*
www.interfacefilmes.com.br
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Brazilian film directors
Brazilian documentary filmmakers
1972 births
Living people