Director, producer and editor, Santos is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He graduated in filmmaking and also attended technical courses, such as immersion in black cinema, at Centro Afro Carioca Zózimo Bubul. He directed the short films “O Vestido de Myriam” (2016), “Atordoado, Eu Permaneço Atento” (2019) and “Ser Feliz no Vão” (2020). “Othelo, the Great” is his first feature film.