Born in 1988, Alexandre Moratto is often cited as one of the most significant new voices in Brazilian Cinema. He is a Guggenheim, SFFILM Rainin, Film Independent, Cine Qua Non, and Gotham Fellow.

He started his career as the assistant to director Ramin Bahrani (The White Tiger). Moratto's debut feature film Socrates (2018) was produced by UNICEF and Ramin Bahrani on a budget of $20,000 with a cast and crew of teenagers from São Paulo's low-income communities. Distributed theatrically in the US, England, and Brazil, it played at over 60 film festivals and garnered the following recognition at the Independent Spirit Awards:

  • The Someone to Watch Award (Win)

  • The John Cassavetes Award for Best Film With a Budget Under $500,000 (Nomination)

  • Best Actor (Nomination)

Additional awards include:

  • 67th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival, Best Actor

  • 63rd São Paulo Association of Critics, Best Actor

  • 42nd São Paulo Film Festival, Official Competition Jury Award

  • 59th Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Queer Film & Official Competition Special Mention

  • 37th Uruguay Film Festival, Best First Feature Award

  • 36th Miami Film Festival, Best First Feature Award

  • 31st GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding Film in Limited Release (Nomination)

  • 20th Rio de Janeiro Film Festival, Best Queer Film

Moratto's sophomore feature film, 7 Prisoners (2021), a Netflix Original, was produced by directors Ramin Bahrani and Fernando Meirelles (City of God). It premiered at the Venice Film Festival to critical acclaim before debuting in the top 10 worldwide on Netflix and winning several prizes including:

  • 78th Venice Film Festival, Sorriso Diverso Diversity Award & Fondazione Fai Award Special Mention

  • 53rd NAACP Awards, Outstanding International Motion Picture

  • 21st Brazilian Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor

He is repped by WME, YBM Management, and Creative Arts Legal.