Estreia como diretor em Hollywood do Selton Mello

CREDIT: SELTON MELLO

Selton Mello, one of Brazil’s most marketable talents both behind and in front of the camera, is making his U.S. directorial debut with the upcoming musically charged drama “Cathedral City.”

Mello made his name on screen in Brazil in films like “Lisbela and the Prisoner” and “To the Left of the Father,” and then moved into writing, directing and producing his own projects. His second directorial feature, “The Clown,” Brazil’s Oscar submission, earned one of highest grosses for an art film in recent years in Brazil. His third directorial outing, the well-reviewed “The Movie of My Life,” starred “Black Swan’s” Vincent Cassel.

His U.S. debut will be behind the camera, for a story he says he fell in love with on his first read, more than four years ago. “Cathedral City,” penned by John Newman is about a musician who discovers his late father’s secret life. It will be produced by Tai Duncan and Paul Schiff at Zero Gravity Management, the company behind Netflix originals “Ozark” and “Beasts of No Nation.”

http://variety.com/2018/film/global/selton-mello-us-directorial-debut-cathedral-city-1202691855/