Claudio de Oliveira Marques is a talented documentary director that specializes on the more societal and edgy topics.
He graduated at the Dutch Film Academy with an award winning film about breaking the taboo of talking about suicide. The film was awarded the VPRO documentary award, the Dutch Film Foundation wildcard and is the Dutch entry for the 2017 Student Oscars.
His aim is to break through the silence of charged topics and start the conversation with the power of film. His patience for extraordinary characters and edgy subjects is his core talent. His first two films for Wefilm were both instantly talk-of-the-town, reached millions of people and created both a sincere impact in the Dutch society.