PROJECTS COMPLETED: FEATURE FILMS AND SERIES.
JEZABEL
The Soup Opera, plot will tell the story of the Phoenician princess Jezebel (Lidi Lisboa), an idolater who marries King Ahab (André Bankoff) and uses her beauty and wickedness to try to impose the worship of her pagan gods on the Israelite people. This is a macro-series with 80 episodes, where I worked on various internal sequences in the studios in Paulínia, SP.
2019
Director general: Alexandre Avancini
DoPs: Ricardo Fujii/Maurício Tibiriça
Steadicam Op.: Junior Loiola
Cast: Lidi Lisboa, André Bankoff, Juliana Xavier,
Victor Sparapane, Iano Salomão e elenco.
Genre: Drama, history
Nacionality: Brazil
RESISTENCE
In 1961, Governor Leonel Brizola leads an unprecedented movement in Brazilian history: the Legalidade. Fighting for the constitution, he mobilizes the population in resistance to the presidency of João Goulart. Amid the looming military coup, a mysterious journalist may change the course of the country.
2019
Director: Zeca Brito
Director of Photography: Bruno Polidoro
Camera/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Cleo Pires, Leonardo Machado,
Fernando Alves Pinto, José Henrique Ligabue,
Letícia Sabatella, Sapiran Brito, and others.
Genre: Drama, History
Nationality: Brazil
O Homem Perfeito
Diana is a successful woman and well married. At least that’s what she thinks until she discovers that her husband is cheating on her with a young aspiring dancer. Beautiful, affectionate, attentive, sensitive… She will make you believe that HE exists. Luana Piovani is The Perfect Man!
2018
Director: Marcus Baldini
Director of Photography: Marcelo Brasil
Camera/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola, partial
Cast: Luana Piovani, Marco Luque, Sergio Guizé, Juliana Paiva,
Eduardo Sterblitch, and cast.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Nationality: Brazil
HARASSMENT
A women's organization is formed to report sexual abuses committed by a respected doctor. The saga begins when one of them breaks the silence. Series with 10 episodes and 1 season, based on true events.
2018
General Direction: Amora Mautner
Main Director of Photography: Marcelo Trotta
Camera B/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Antonio Calloni, Adriana Esteves, Paolla Oliveira,
Mariana Lima, and cast.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Nationality: Brazil
OVERMAN
Brazilian writer Alberto Luppo (Sergio Guizé) has been living in Paris for years and does not wish to return to his home country. However, when a French anthropologist disappears in the interior of Brazil, Alberto is forced to return to his homeland to turn the story into a book. During the journey, caught between fear and enchantment, he surrenders to fate. Guided by Bethânea (Débora Nascimento), he discovers the beauty of his own identity in everything he once despised.
2018
General Direction: Willy Biondani
Director of Photography: Olivier Cocaoul (French)
Camera A/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Sergio Guizé, Débora Nascimento, Fabrício Boliveira,
and cast.
Genre: Drama
Nationality: Brazil
RUST
Tati and Renet were already sharing photos, videos, and music on their phones, and during their last school trip, they started exchanging glances. However, what could have been the beginning of a love story becomes an ending.
2018
Director: Aly Muritiba
Director of Photography: Rui Poças (Portugal)
Camera/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Giovanni de Lorenzi, Tifanny Dopke, Enrique Diaz,
Clarissa Kiste, and cast.
Genre: Drama.
Nationality: Brazil.
DIVÓRCIO
The plot follows the story of Noeli (Camila Morgado), who is stolen from the altar by Júlio (Murilo Benício). The couple leads a humble life but becomes wealthy when the Juno tomato sauce, created by them, becomes a success. As the years go by, they open a large company and grow rich, but money and routine drive them apart. A misunderstanding becomes the last straw for their separation. To protect their assets, each one tries to find the best lawyer for themselves, leading to a divorce process full of confusion and hilarious scenes.
2017
Director: Pedro Amorim
Director of Photography: Hélcio Alemão Nagamini
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola (Only the first sequence)
Cast: Murilo Benício, Camila Morgado, Angela Dippe,
Thelmo Fernandes, and cast.
Genre: Romantic Comedy.
Nationality: Brazil.
UMA LOUCURA DE MULHER
Lúcia (Mariana Ximenes) is married to Gero (Bruno Garcia), a politician who is dazzled by the possibility of becoming governor. Lúcia is willing to support him, but one of his missteps makes her flee to Rio de Janeiro. There, she rediscovers the joy of being single and pursuing her own dreams. Gero needs her to get elected, and Lúcia must get rid of him to be happy.
2016
Director: Marcus Ligocki
Cinematography: André Carvalheira
Camera/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Mariana Ximenes, Bruno Garcia,
Miá Mello, Sergio Guizé, and cast.
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Family.
Nationality: Brazil.
JONAH
During Carnival, a young man (Jesuíta Barbosa) kidnaps the daughter of his mother's employer, for whom he has always been in love, and keeps her hostage inside a float shaped like a whale. Trapped in the "belly" of the animal, they begin a romance.
2015
Director: Lô Politi
Cinematography: Alexandre Ermel
Camera/Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Jesuíta Barbosa, Laura Neiva, Criolo, and cast.
Genre: Drama, Romance.
Nationality: Brazil.
PARENTS GUIDE
The story of João, a photographer searching for potential model candidates in small towns in Rio Grande do Sul. After many tests, João finds a young woman of rare beauty, Maria. She does not show up for the second round of tests, and João sets out to find her. He meets Anita, Maria's mother, who informs him that Maria's father (Pedro) does not want her to abandon her studies. Pedro and Maria have traveled, and João decides to wait for their return, determined to conduct new tests with the young woman, seeing great potential in her. While he waits, João falls in love with Anita. Pedro and Maria return home. Pedro is thirty years older than Anita and is practically blind. João conducts a new round of tests with Maria and confirms his decision: Maria is the chosen one, and she will sign a contract with the agency to start her career. João, in love with Anita, wants to take the mother along with the daughter.
2015
Director: Jorge Furtado
Cinematography: Alex Sernambi
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Vladimir Brichta, Adriana Esteves,
Francisco Cuoco, Vitória Stradane, and cast.
Genre: Drama.
Nationality: Brazil.
Z4
Zé (Werner Schünemann) is a faded music producer who decides to enlist the help of his daughter Pâmela (Manu Gavassi) to manage a new boy band. The quartet formed by Paulo (Gabriel Santana), Luca (Pedro Rezende), Rafael (Matheus Lustosa), and Enzo (Apollo Costa) will face various challenges in the music industry until they establish themselves. SBT/Disney Channel series with 1 season and 26 episodes.
2018
Director: Márcio Trigo
Director of Photography: Ricardo Fujii
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Werner Schünemann, Matheus Lustosa,
Pedro Rezende, Manu Gavassi, and cast.
Genre: Family, musical.
Nationality: Brazil
NA MIRA DO CRIME
Initially aired as a feature film on FOX channels, the original FX Brazil series tells the story of Marcio Valle (Rodrigo Veronese), the host of the police program "Na Mira do Crime," which, in addition to being a national ratings leader, also helps in the arrest of various criminals across the country. After managing to put two criminals in prison, the gang decides to take revenge and kidnaps the journalist's daughter, Bianca (Gabi Lopes). During the kidnapping, the presenter’s daughter ends up in a coma. Shaken by the incident, Valle decides to give up everything and become an outlaw vigilante, and of course, above any suspicion. The series has a total of five episodes.
2015
Director: Edson Spinello
Director of Photography: Alziro Barbosa
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Rogerio Veroneze, Carlo Briani,
Renata Dominguez, Luciana Vendramini, and cast.
Genre: Crime.
Nationality: Brazil
A WOLF AT THE DOOR
After the mysterious kidnapping of a child, following the formation of a love triangle, the drama follows the journey of these three people, exploring their desires, lies, and cruelties. Based on true events. In a police station, a man (Milhem Cortaz), his wife (Fabíula Nascimento), and his mistress (Leandra Leal) are interrogated. Patiently extracted by the detective (Juliano Cazarré), one after the other, their testimonies weave a tale of a crime of passion, obsession, and lies that will lead to a completely unexpected ending.
2014
Directed by: Fernando Coimbra
Director of Photography: Lula Carvalho
Steadicam/Jimmy Jib Operator: Junior Loiola (16mm film)
Cast: Leandra Leal, Milhem Cortaz,
Fabíula Nascimento, Juliano Cazarré, and cast.
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Nationality: Brazil
I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY
Débora (Heloísa Périssé) is an advertising professional who has always prioritized work over her love life. However, the two intertwine when she has to work on an important campaign for Valentine’s Day, with the client being Heitor (Daniel Boaventura), her ex-boyfriend who dismissed her in a humiliating way. In light of this situation, she also has to deal with the unexpected visit from the ghost of her friend Gilberto, who tries to make her rethink her life and discover what people really think of her.
2013
Director: Roberto Santucci
Director of Photography: Marcelo Brasil
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola (death sequence only)
Cast: Heloísa Périssé, Marcelo Saback, Daniel Boaventura,
Danielle Winits, and cast.
Genre: Comedy.
Nationality: Brazil.
O NEGÓCIO
Karin, Magali, and Luna are three escort girls who decide to apply some marketing knowledge to the world's oldest profession. In the second season, Karin, Magali, and Luna's business has become a symbol of success and faces some problems with unfair competition.
HBO series with 4 seasons, in which I worked on the 9th episode, Valentine’s Day, of the 2nd season.
2014
Director: Michel Tikhomiroff
Director of Photography: Hélcio Alemão Nagamini
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola
Cast: Rafaela Mandelli, Juliana Schalch, Michelle Batista, and cast.
Genre: Comedy, Drama.
Nationality: Brazil.
ALONG THE WAY
The moving story of João, a man who finds a way to forget the dramas of his past on the road. By chance or luck, his path crosses with that of a boy searching for the father he never knew. From this encounter, a beautiful relationship develops that will challenge the delicate balance João has built to face his ghosts.
2012
Director: Breno Silveira
Director of Photography: Lula Carvalho
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola (35mm film)
Cast: João Miguel, Vinícius Nascimento, Dira Paes,
Ângelo Antônio, and cast.
Genre: Drama.
Nationality: Brazil.
LOVE IS ALL
A financially struggling family has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha (Marisol Ribeiro) pregnant by the famous singer Ivan Cláudio (Caco Ciocler), the king of Xique. They just didn't count on the jealous Jennifer (Luana Piovani), Ivan's wife, who won't let this story go easily. I worked on some parts of the film.
2011
Director: Alain Fresnot
Director of Photography: José Roberto Eliezer
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola (35mm film)
Cast: Lima Duarte, Vera Holtz, Caco Ciocler,
Luana Piovani, and cast.
Genre: Comedy.
Nationality: Brazil.
BOYS SOCCER CLUB
Beto (Lucas Alexandre) is the middle child of a simple family and dreams of being a soccer goalkeeper. The boy will face some obstacles to achieve his dream, the main one being his father's authoritarian and religious resistance, who believes that competition is a sin. But Beto is persistent and will not give up on reaching his goals, with the support of Dona Leonor (Arlete Salles), his neighbor.
2018
Director: Lucas Amberg
Director of Photography: Cristiano Wiggers
Steadicam Operator: Junior Loiola (16mm film)
Cast: Vivianne Pasmanter, Werner Schünemann,
Arlete Salles, and cast.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family.
Nationality: Brazil.
