A SOV (Shot On Video) cinema enthusiast, heavily inspired by the great Brazilian SOV artist Petter Baiestorf.
Previously just a film enthusiast, film collector and occasional writer, he began filming with the encouragement of his nephew during the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, when they released The Incredibly Distracted Killer (2021), which already dictated the main characteristics of his work, a cinema focused on fun, made with a zero budget.
The following year he also produced The Sexual Torture Chamber of Doctor Josefel (2022), which began the work of editing collages, which would yield some of his most famous films, such as A Brief History of Porn Cinema with Bela Lugosi (2023), Night of Horror in Brazil (2023) and La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano (2024).
At Midnight I'll Slay My Uncle (2023) marks the first of many partnerships with Petter Baiestorf, which will culminate in the union of both in the production of the anthology Tropical SOV (2025), which brings together traditional and new names in Brazilian SOV.
Born Jonathan Rodrigues Carvalho in 1986 in Doutor Camargo, state of Paraná, he lived in several cities in the states of Paraná and São Paulo until settling in Sarandi, Paraná, a city in the metropolitan region of Maringá, in 2008, when he began college in Software Development, a profession he still works in today, in parallel with film production, which serves as a hobby and therapy, and with no plans to stop.
Tropical SOV is a Brazilian anthology that brings together 23 independent filmmakers who bring to life 21 hilarious, strange and bizarre stories that could only happen in Brazil. From brains that produce cocaine to the incredible human videocassette, including the secrets of synthetic meat, baldness cures, castration of rapists, nihilistic fruits, magical sweets and the poop king of Evangelistão.
Making amateur films is hard, but these guys combine business with pleasure, filming with their children and nephews, making it a family affair. See from their point of view a vision of underground cinema that you've never seen before.
A unique record of ferocious animals during their hunt, captured so closely that you will feel like a hunter, or the prey.
1 original film, 8 sequels, 1 remake and almost 100 scams exploring a house, of course we wouldn't be left out. A house, an event explored to exhaustion, it was time for the curse to travel to Brazil. With the worst special effects, worthy of the biggest picks in world cinema, an experience you will never forget.
Based on the short story by Stephen King, follow the morning delivery routine of the neighborhood's favorite milkman.
One summer morning, Mr Baiestorf forgets how to put on flip-flops, takes a deep breath, opens a beer and goes to the beach to spend a day full of love and great emotions.
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.
An afternoon of boredom and countless questions in his head. Will he try to get them to the right place? What can artificial intelligence tell us about our existential questions? Embark on this quest with our protagonist.
The Museu da Pessoa challenged filmmakers to create films based on the many interviews that are part of the site's collection, and the result is an essay based on the interview with Francisco Edmisio da Silva, who migrated to São Paulo full of dreams and found a new reality.
Bela Lugosi returns from beyond to present this documentary that investigates the origins of erotic and pornographic cinema, with uncensored images of surviving films, the first erotic films, explicit sex filmed in clandestinity, where they came from and who watched. A curious and interesting work of collages that is very informative.
On the night of January 8th, in Brasilia, some people need to take refuge inside the place that is about to be attacked by a horde that lives a parallel reality and is ready to destroy everything in its path.
An innocent toy, an incurable longing and a child's desire can unleash forces never before seen in our world. Dudu, a boy who recently lost his mother, begins to be chased by his sticky slime, meanwhile victims are being made along the way... when The Blob meets Poltergeist, no one can stop Polterslime!
If Jesus came to Earth today, would his teachings and philosophy be in line with the agitated moods we live in today? Batata Filmes presents a new collage project, mixing the playful Jesus of cinema with statements made by many of his followers, in an uncomfortable and provocative experience. Contains high offensive potential for small minds.
The girls just want a weekend away from the "good citizen", but when they find them, there's only one place to practice their perversions! The Sexual Torture Chamber of Doctor Josefel is a collage project, using various clips from trailers and exploitation films in the public domain available on the archive.org website, with music also in the public domain and/or royalty free.
He watched his world crumble when Pluto sent an attack in the form of toys to devastate our planet, now he wanders the broken streets alone, but an unexpected accident will be his chance for revenge and a fresh start.
Before getting vaccinated, he just wanted a walk in the park, but when he loses his father, he will have to face all the dangers of the woods. Batata Filmes presents its new project, a short film that brings together several references to talk about vaccination and children's imagination, with good doses of apprehension and terror.
The creators of The Incredibly Distracted Killer, Jonathan Rodrigues and Eduardo Carvalho present their new short. A lonely child finds a toy box of unknown origin and strange things happening tomorrow.