Marcelo Gomes

Marcelo Gomes is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and visual artist. Most known for his films Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures 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.

His debut feature film, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes 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.

His 2022 film Paloma, follows a transgender woman in rural Brazil who wishes to have a traditional Catholic wedding. and was screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022.

Filmography

Feature films

Documentaries

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