Jonathan Rodrigues
Biography
A SOV (Shot On Video) cinema enthusiast, heavily inspired by the great Brazilian SOV artist Petter Baiestorf. Previously just a film enthusiast, film collector and occasional writer, he began filming with the encouragement of his nephew during the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, when they released The Incredibly Distracted Killer (2021), which already dictated the main characteristics of his work, a cinema focused on fun, made with a zero budget. The following year he also produced The Sexual Torture Chamber of Doctor Josefel (2022), which began the work of editing collages, which would yield some of his most famous films, such as A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi (2023), Night of Horror in Brazil (2023) and La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano (2024). At Midnight I'll Slay My Uncle (2023) marks the first of many partnerships with Petter Baiestorf, which will culminate in the union of both in the production of the anthology Tropical SOV (2025), which brings together traditional and new names in Brazilian SOV. Born Jonathan Rodrigues Carvalho in 1986 in Doutor Camargo, state of Paraná, he lived in several cities in the states of Paraná and São Paulo until settling in Sarandi, Paraná, a city in the metropolitan region of Maringá, in 2008, when he began college in Software Development, a profession he still works in today, in parallel with film production, which serves as a hobby and therapy, and with no plans to stop.
Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Alien
He saw his planet invaded and destroyed by Pluto's forces, so he had the chance to take revenge. But now, after years of exploring the galaxy, he has the chance to find a new home. But he is no longer the same.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Alien gordo, Segmento Os Aliens Também Dançam Discoteque
Once again, 23 Brazilian filmmakers come together for the second Tropical SOV anthology, now exploring sci-fi in humorous stories involving aliens and their space invasions, mad scientists, time travel, dystopias, and a myriad of end-of-the-world scenarios.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as The uncle
An innocent toy, an incurable longing and a child's desire can unleash forces never before seen in our world. Dudu, a boy who recently lost his mother, begins to be chased by his sticky slime, meanwhile victims are being made along the way... when The Blob meets Poltergeist, no one can stop Polterslime!
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewer
Making amateur films is hard, but these guys combine business with pleasure, filming with their children and nephews, making it a family affair. See from their point of view a vision of underground cinema that you've never seen before.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Voz do Cyber Darcy
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as The uncle
When the nephew needs to spend a day at his uncle's house, he realizes in the worst way that he is no longer the same, he is much worse than normal, he has become a patriot, in the worst definition of the type.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as The uncle
The creators of The Incredibly Distracted Killer, Jonathan Rodrigues and Eduardo Carvalho present their new short. A lonely child finds a toy box of unknown origin and strange things happening tomorrow.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as O pai
Dudu is a genius boy who builds his own time machine to search the past and future for inspiration for his science fair project.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Careca / Jojo Todão / Invasor / Zumbi
The idyllic island of Tora Boga is humanity's last refuge years after a zombie apocalypse swept the planet, but now they have something far bigger to face besides the undead invaders.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as The father
Before getting vaccinated, he just wanted a walk in the park, but when he loses his father, he will have to face all the dangers of the woods. Batata Filmes presents its new project, a short film that brings together several references to talk about vaccination and children's imagination, with good doses of apprehension and terror.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Victim
A killer in search of his next victim ends up distracting himself on the way with kittens and video games.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Pastor General Bráulio - Segmento Na Fronteira do Evangelistão Perdi Minha Liberdade
Tropical SOV is a Brazilian anthology that brings together 23 independent filmmakers who bring to life 21 hilarious, strange and bizarre stories that could only happen in Brazil. From brains that produce cocaine to the incredible human videocassette, including the secrets of synthetic meat, baldness cures, castration of rapists, nihilistic fruits, magical sweets and the poop king of Evangelistão.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as O diretor
Mr. Baiestorf is back in the land of magic, and now he has arranged to film a documentary with us about the wonders of the city... but he hasn't shown up yet...