2017Nominee
Best Writing
Once There Was Brasília
Adirley Queirós
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Morro Agudo de Goiás, State of Goiás, Brazil
July 18, 1970
Biography
Adirley Queirós (Morro Agudo de Goiás, July 18, 1970) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Queirós was a professional footballer from the age of 16 to 25. He then studied film at the Universidade de Brasília, from which he graduated in 2005. He became involved in the cultural life of Brazil and directed his first film Rap o canto da Ceilândia (2005), which won thirteen Brazilian awards. With his documentary A cidade é uma só? (2010), Queirós participated in international film festivals such as World Cinema Amsterdam, Brazilian Hollywood Festival and BAFICI in Argentina. White Out, Black In (2014) is his fifth film and fourth documentary, which participated in Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema, Cartagena Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival, Torino Film Festival and IFFR+.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2014Nominee
Best Writing
White Out, Black In
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Performance
Drops de Anis
2023Highlight
Best Writing
Dry Ground Burning
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Once There Was Brasília
White Out, Black In
Dry Ground Burning