Pedro Valle
Biography
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Valle is a filmmaker by profession, with a degree in cinema from UNIFACHA, having released two short films as director, screenwriter and composer, “O Pêndulo” (2022) and “Status Quo” (2023), as well as “Quando o Sangue Flui” (2025), his first feature film, together with his writing and directing partner, Cainã de Paulo, with whom he opened CHUVA ESCURA, an independent creative collective aimed at opening up space for emerging filmmakers. He is also a founding member and bassist of the underground band Funeral Macaco, which has played several shows in the city's cultural centers, as well as an album entitled “Anguerenguê” (2023) and an EP called “Idade do Pássaro” (2025). He is also a writer, having published short stories in anthologies by genre publishers, as well as writing the book for his feature film, due to be released in 2025.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Ivan, O Projecionista
During a screening of Oedipus Rex in a run-down movie theater in downtown Rio, three peculiar characters—a frustrated projectionist, his intern, and a wandering poet—decide to interrupt the film to discuss the death of cinema. The audience revolts. So does the film.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as (Voz)
João is wandering in the streets of Santa Teresa. His only fate is the meeting with the man in black, who'll give him answers to the lack of answers throught the pendulum.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Judas Silva
Judas Silva, the private detective specializing in surrealist cases, exposes intimate details of his personal life and shocks the audience.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Pedro Valle
From underground music venues to poetry events, the documentary film tells the story of the band Funeral Macaco recording their first album, that blend elements such as hypnotic Brazilian percussions along with the beatitude of noise present in psychedelic and punk rock genres. A register of what's going on outside the mainstream in Rio de Janeiro.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Judas Silva
Judas Silva welcomes a guest into his apartment and together they must find “The Idea” hidden in the heart of Copacabana.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Judas Silva
Judas Silva, an unorthodox private detective specialized in "surrealist cases", finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy involving a promising bossanova artist, her missing music producer, a sadistic enemy and his masochistic followers. Cainã de Paulo's second feature film, co-written with Pedro Valle. Now in pre-production.