Belisario Franca is a director and partner at Giros Filmes. Key projects include *Além Mar* (winner of the IDA Award for Best TV Series), *Música do Brasil* (an International Emmy finalist), and *Amazônia Eterna*, which was screened at 27 international festivals. His documentary *Menino 23 – Infâncias Perdidas no Brasil* won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro and made the Oscar longlist. In the realm of drama, he directed *Revolta dos Malês*—winner of an award at the 2020 Toronto Black Film Festival—and *Jungle Pilot*.
