Juan
Rodrigues

Awardee

Country

Brazil

Juan Rodrigues advocates for racial justice through his films.

Themes
Racial justice
Gender equality
Free Expression / Civil Society
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Dance
Film
Performance
Video Art
Awards
SEED Award 2022
Programmes
BRAZIL 2024

Profile

Juan Rodrigues is an independent filmmaker and artist from Bahia, Brazil. Having had to give up his cinema course at the UFRB in 2012 due to personal circumstances, he persisted in pursuing a career in filmmaking . His short films project “Trilogia da Bicha Preta” which started in 2018 was created to understand, explore, and discuss the time and space that black LGBTQIAP+ people inhabit in the world. Together, these short films have won over 10 awards in some of the most notorious film festivals across the country, including “best film”, “best director”, and “filmmaker to watch”.