Otavio Juliano (born 1972 in

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) is a Brazilian director and

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. He is the second of three children in a family of

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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

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, the species of tree that gave

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its name, and whose unique deep red

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is used in the manufacture of bows for fine

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s and similar instruments. Its current endangered status represents a serious threat to

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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.

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, David Garret and

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perform on the film. * A

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about Brazilian heavy metal band

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, premiered in Los Angeles in 2017, SEPULTURA ENDURANCE. The film was selected for film festivals around the world, such as

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, Ambulante Mexico and InEdit. * A

about Brazilian heavy metal band

, premiered in Los Angeles in 2017, SEPULTURA ENDURANCE. The film was selected for film festivals around the world, such as

, Ambulante Mexico and InEdit. * Brazilian TV series Exilio e Canções, hosted by Sérgio Britto

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, a

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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 "

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", a settlement largely composed of decrepit trailer homes and lacking basic

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. Its location within the Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation in

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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

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in 2006. * Directed Music Videos for Sergio Britto (Titãs) and

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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'', rock opera from the Brazilian band

. Universal Music Group released the rock opera's DVD by October 2018, also directed by Otavio Juliano along with Luciana Ferraz. •

Encontro tour: Creative/Artistic Director and stage designer.

References

External links

* www.interfacefilmes.com.br {{DEFAULTSORT:Juliano, Otavio Brazilian film directors Brazilian documentary filmmakers 1972 births Living people