Gustavo Serrate – Filmmaker & Director of Photography

Gustavo Serrate is a filmmaker and director of photography, the creator of several independent short films and a collaborator on numerous documentary and corporate film projects. His career in audiovisual storytelling merges a keen artistic vision with a cinematographic approach that emphasizes aesthetics and visual depth.

Among his artistic works, he directed and served as director of photography for the feature films “O Céu Perdeu a Cor” (The Sky Lost Its Color) and “Cavalo Marinho” (Sea Horse). He also worked as director of photography for the acclaimed short film “À Margem do Universo” (At the Edge of the Universe). In addition to fiction and documentary filmmaking, Gustavo has directed dozens of dance films, a form he enjoys exploring for its fusion of movement and cinematography.

In 2024, alongside singer-songwriter Eloá Puri and choreographer Danilo dos Anjos, he engaged in a creative collaboration in Espírito Santo, Brazil, resulting in the music video “Cara”—a fusion of dance, identity, and ancestry.

His work has been recognized at major film festivals, earning prestigious awards in Brazilian cinema:

🏆 29th Vitória Film Festival (2022) – Best Film (Audience Award) for the documentary “Cavalo Marinho”
🏆 54th Brasília Film Festival (2021) – Best Cinematography for the documentary “Cavalo Marinho”
🏆 7th Caruaru Film Festival (2020) – Best Director for the feature film “O Céu Perdeu a Cor”
🏆 7th Caruaru Film Festival (2020) – Best Cinematography for the feature film “O Céu Perdeu a Cor”
🏆 23rd CINE PE (2019) – Best Cinematography for the short film “À Margem do Universo”
🏆 50th Brasília Film Festival (2017) – Best Cinematography for the short film “À Margem do Universo”

With a career spanning fiction, documentary, and visual experimentation, Gustavo Serrate continues to explore new ways of telling stories through the lens.