BIOGRAPHY

Hugo Faraco grew up in Brazil recording MTV’s experimental music videos and ads to VHS tapes. From a young age, he developed a passion for music, played drums in many bands, recorded an album produced by Circle Jerks’ guitarist Greg Hetson and shared stages with bands like Millencolin, Mxpx, and The Ataris.

Music was his creative outlet but the images that surrounded it seduced his imagination and he decided to apply his knack for rhythm to filmmaking.

As a director, Hugo brings his DIY punk rock roots to his films, often focusing his work in the creative process of artists and musicians. He toured Brazil producing and editing video content for artists such as Paul McCartney and Caetano Veloso, and directed a documentary about the Petrobras Symphony Orchestra. After moving to New York, he directed many short films and music videos. His short documentary Tapume screened at film festivals around the world including DOC NYC, and Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

BIOGRAPHY

Hugo Faraco grew up in Brazil. From a young age, he developed a passion for music, recorded an album produced by Circle Jerks’ guitarist Greg Hetson and shared stages with bands like Millencolin, Mxpx, and The Ataris.

As a director, Hugo brings his DIY punk rock roots to his films, often focusing his work in the creative process of artists and musicians. He toured Brazil producing and editing video content for artists such as Paul McCartney and Caetano Veloso, and directed a documentary about the Petrobras Symphony Orchestra. After moving to New York, he directed many short films and music videos. His short documentary Tapume screened at film festivals around the world including DOC NYC, and Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.