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Born in Belo Horizonte in 1984. He is a director and screenwriter, and also a founding partner of Filmes de Plástico, an audiovisual production company created in 2009. He directed the short films “Ghosts” (2010); “Domingo” (2011); “About a Month” (2013), awarded at festivals such as Cannes and IndieLisboa; “Backyard” (2015); and “Quando Aqui” (2024). He directed the feature films “She Comes Back on Thursday” (2014, 38th Mostra), winner of the special jury prize at the Buenos Aires Film Festival; “Long Way Home” (2018, 42nd Mostra), presented at the Locarno Film Festival; and “The Day I Met You” (2023), winner of the Critics’ Prize for Best Brazilian Film at the 47th Mostra. His work has been the subject of studies at several universities, including NYU and the University of San Diego. In 2022, André was a member of the jury of the 46th Mostra.