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Stink Brazil signs Paulo Nascimento
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Stink welcome Nascimento, one of Brazil’s most exciting emerging directors, to its Brazilian roster.
Stink welcome Paulo Nascimento, one of Brazil’s most exciting emerging directors, to its Brazilian roster.
Nascimento drenches every frame in feeling. Through intimate camerawork, layered sound and delicate pacing, he creates atmospheric worlds charged with emotion, finding the human detail within visually powerful storytelling.
Nascimento started out at fourteen years photographing and filming his local community on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. He borrowed cameras from his church and endeavoured to capture the emotion and authenticity in the people around him, who were shaped by the economically disadvantaged environment but never confined by it.
That purpose remains at the heart of Nascimento’s work today. His films transform personal experiences into universal stories of hope, connection and change, while expanding how Black and Favela communities are seen on screen.
"I think we carry a lot of responsibility for what we put into the world. Whenever I create something, I feel like it opens up a channel to speak to my generation, and I try to use that opportunity to challenge certain ideas. I like to talk about hope, to offer relief to people who come from the same place I do." said Nascimento.
Moving seamlessly between independent projects and commercial filmmaking, Nascimento brings the same poetic sensitivity and distinctive point of view to work for Adidas, Oakley, Piet, New Balance, Ford and more. His films have been recognised by D&AD, El Ojo de Iberoamérica and CCSP, establishing him as one of Brazil’s most exciting emerging voices.
Nascimento’s influences reach across cinema, photography and music, from Gabriel Moses, Andrei Tarkovsky, Alfonso Cuarón and Spike Lee to Gordon Parks, Walter Firmo, Milton Nascimento, Aphex Twin and Racionais MC’s. Films like La Haine, City of God and Children of Men have also helped shape his blend of powerful visuals and honest human stories.
“It’s rare to come across someone with such a distinctive voice, such a singular sensitivity, and such a strong creative presence. To me, Paulo is a generational talent, and it’s a real pleasure to have him around. Our role is simple: to give him the structure, support, and space he needs to keep growing and pushing his work further” says Ian Ruschel, Director and Partner, Stink Brazil.
