July 6, 2022

Each year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards give the Someone to Watch Award to an emerging filmmaker of singular vision. In this column, film critic David Bax revisits some of the grant’s recipients to see how their work and careers have continued to develop.

December 14, 2021

2021 was the year for Netflix fans around the world to turn on subtitles. ... Latin American cinema had its chance to shine, ... displaying an immense quality of talent. ... Three ... extraordinary Latin filmmakers were some of the bright spots of the year.

December 9, 2021

The 44th Mill Valley Film Festival (October 7-17, 2021) presents an in-person conversation with 7 Prisoners Director Alexandre Moratto, moderated by MVFF World Cinema Programmer João Federici.

December 1, 2021

To provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca, but becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking.

November 22, 2021

For ... filmmaker Alexandre Moratto, a little deceit — born of a zeal for film — was necessary to make a life-altering creative connection. While studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2007, Moratto met Iranian American director Ramin Bahrani ...

November 15, 2021

7 Prisoners, the most recent Brazilian entry into Netflix's film catalog, feels like a sucker punch to the gut with its brutal look at horrors of poverty and the human cruelty it can lead to.

November 11, 2021

Moderated by Jaie Laplante l Miami Film Festival GEMS 2021

October 26th, 2021

I recently watched 7 Prisoners ... slated for a November 11 release on Netflix ... I also had a chance to interview its director, Alexandre Moratto (Socrates). Raised both in the United States and Brazil, Moratto has here created a hard-hitting dramatic thriller about modern-day slavery.

October 20, 2021

Director Alexandre Moratto discusses his new film, 7 Prisoners, with fellow director Victoria Hochberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles.

September 21, 2021

For his human trafficking drama coming soon to Netflix, director Alexandre Moratto looked to ... star Rodrigo Santoro to play ... Luca. But though Santoro stands out in Love, Actually, 300, Westworld and Lost, Moratto argues that he’s nearly unrecognizable in this film.

September 16, 2021

In the drama 7 Prisoners, a poor, young man from rural Brazil gets a shot at what sounds like a solid opportunity ... Matheus (Christian Malheiros) and a small group of teenagers in similar economic circumstances head to the big city, but when they get there a nightmare awaits.

September 13, 2021

The team behind 7 Prisoners in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Alexandre Moratto’s sophomore film follows a young man who ... survive[s] in an extreme situation.

September 8, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the Venice Film Festival world premiere of his upcoming drama, 7 Prisoners, director Alexandre Moratto has been signed by WME. The Netflix title is in the Horizons Extra section here and will next screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.

September 7, 2021

Alexandre Moratto is at #FREDFilmRadio to present his new film 7 Prisoners in Orizzonti Extra at #Venezia78. Interview by David Martos.

September 2, 2021

Three years after making a name for himself with his impressive debut feature Socrates, Brazilian-American filmmaker Alexandre Moratto returns with another story examining the struggles faced by those living on the margins of society in Brazil.

April 9, 2021

Since 1925 the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has offered fellowships to exceptional individuals ... the Foundations Board of Trustees appoints Fellows on the basis of past achievement and notable promise for future accomplishment.

October 2, 2019

Sócrates ... tem esse nome porque a mãe, corintiana, quis homenagear o grande jogador. Embora seja só um garoto, Sócrates enfrenta um momento particularmente difícil — está sendo despejado do lugar aonde mora, a mãe morreu e há trâmites burocráticos ...

August 12, 2019

If you caught last week’s “August 2019” edition of Don't-Miss-Indies, you may have noticed that Socrates—Alexandre Moratto’s upcoming feature debut, shot on location in Brazil with the assistance of students at São Paulo’s innovative Querô Institute.

July 17, 2019

Since its inception ... the “Someone to Watch” Award has singled out such rising filmmakers as ... Lynn Shelton (with Barry Jenkins also nominated that same year). ... Earlier this year, Brazilian first-time filmmaker Alexandre Moratto joined those rarified ranks ...

February 27, 2019

Brazilian director Alexandre Moratto's award-winning Socrates is ... beautifully shot in a powerful, collaborative process with youth in Brazil ... Though it was produced under a tight budget, Socrates is a powerhouse film that shows the strength and courage of a young teen.

February 25, 2019

HNS attended the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards red carpet where we interviewed several actors and filmmakers ... exclusive interview here with Socrates cast & filmmakers, including Christian Malheiros and Alexandre Moratto.

January 8, 2019

Socrates director Alex Moratto wins the Someone to Watch Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards ... The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 25th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.

November 25, 2018

Filho de pai norte-americano e mãe brasileira - paulista -, Alex Moratto estudou cinema nos EUA. Em 2009, aproveitando as férias de verão decidiu que gostaria de estagiar no ... Instituto Querô, ... ONG que faz ... inclusão pela arte com jovens de áreas de risco social.