About Respiro
Respiro Filmes is a film production company based in Brasília, Brazil, dedicated to creating content in an original, light, and creative way. Driven by a deep passion for cinema and the arts, we aim to develop projects in a fair and healthy environment, while also taking the necessary time to ensure the highest quality, relevance, and impact.
We produce fiction films and original cultural projects with professionalism and a critical perspective on the world around us.
I consume and create art, therefore I breathe films (Respiro Filmes).
Mission, Vision, and Values
Respiro Filmes was born from a dream: to bring more innovation, inclusion, and justice to the Brazilian audiovisual scene. Our mission, vision, and values guide us in pursuing our goals while staying true to our ideals.
Mission : To bring fresh air to cinema through innovation and a fair, sustainable creative journey.
Vision : To become a reference and generate impact in both national and international film markets.
Values : Originality, innovation, professionalism, fair working conditions, critical thinking, and popular appeal.
Partners
Filmography
Júlia Rios
screenwriter • director • assistant director • researcher
Júlia Rios, 24, was born in Brasília and is a Gemini with Virgo rising. She loves to live life the way Marília Pêra once said: “I learned that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. If you make fun of yourself a little, life can be lighter. And hope with humor is a good philosophy of life.”
Júlia loves taking her family to the movies and coming home to play with “the girls” (as she calls her dogs). Her favorite time of year is Christmas — because of the food and the Rios family’s Secret Santa. Júlia would make a documentary about it if she could!
Júlia's earliest movie-related memory? When her brothers binge-watched The Lord of the Rings with her. Better than the regular version? Only the extended edition!
When did Júlia first picture herself working in film? It was while watching behind-the-scenes footage of The Walking Dead that she thought, “I want to do that!” Later, she discovered the role of assistant director at the Brasília Film Festival.
Her most cherished memory with Respiro Filmes? The year 2024 as a whole was special for Júlia. She feels incredibly happy and inspired to dedicate her time to authorial projects she believes in.
And finally, what phrase does Luiza associate with Júlia? The first that comes to mind is the one forever etched in Luiza’s acknowledgements to Júlia in their undergraduate thesis: “If I were an American teenager, without a doubt, in my locker there’d be this phrase: What would Júlia Rios do?”
Filmography
Luiza Chagas
screenwriter • director • sound recordist
Luiza Chagas, 24, is a Gemini with a bunch of planets in Gemini. She’s from Rio de Janeiro, born in Jacarepaguá, and moved to Brasília with her mother, father, and sister when she was six, back in 2006.
Luiza loves cooking... sometimes! She has a pretty bad memory, which actually makes her great at keeping secrets — she ends up forgetting them. She can’t choose a favorite dish, outfit, or movie genre, but she usually says she likes anything that’s good — whatever it is, if it’s good, she’ll like it.
Luiza’s earliest movie-related memory? A Sunday at the movies with her family, watching Nicole Kidman in “The Golden Compass,” a 2007 film.
And when did Luiza imagine herself working in cinema? The desire to work, really work in cinema, only emerged when she was already studying Audiovisual Studies at the University of Brasília and found herself in the area of sound.
Her fondest memory of Respiro Filmes? Without a doubt, the moment when the company's first project was approved by the Culture Support Fund (FAC) – the development of the feature film "50".
And finally, what phrase does Júlia associate with Luiza? You can’t leave out Luiza’s signature vibe: sending WhatsApp stickers that say “Good morning, let’s be happy!” and the classic high-five with an excited “yaaaay!” — her go-to when something gets her hyped.