Beth de Araújo explained

Beth de Araújo
Birth Place:San Francisco, California
Occupation:Director, screenwriter
Years Active:2014–present

Beth de Araújo is a Brazilian-American film director and screenwriter. She has directed Soft & Quiet (2022), and the upcoming Josephine.

Early life

Araújo was born to a Chinese-American mother, and Brazilian father, she holds dual citizenship of the United States and Brazil.[1] She grew up in San Francisco, California.[2] Araújo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree from University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute.[3]

Career

In 2019, through the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Araújo directed the short film I Want to Marry a Creative Jewish Girl based upon a Gawker article she wrote.[4] [5]

In 2022, Araújo wrote and directed Soft & Quiet, which had its world premiere at South by Southwest and was acquired by Blumhouse Productions and Momentum Pictures for a November 2022, release.[6] [7]

Araújo's next film Josephine will star Gemma Chan and Channing Tatum.[8] The film was previously selected for the 2018 Sundance Institute Screenwriting and Directing labs.[9] [10] The project was initially set to be her directorial debut, but stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth de Araújo’s ‘Soft & Quiet’ Is Not a Horror Film — and It Should Scare Everyone. IndieWire. Kate. Erbland. November 3, 2022. August 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: SOFT & QUIET Writer/Director Beth de Araújo Wants To Get Under Your Skin. Fangoria. Abbie. Bernstein. November 15, 2022. August 21, 2024.
  3. Web site: Bio. Beth de Araújo. August 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: Beth de Araújo. Filmmaker. August 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: I Want to Marry a Creative Jewish Girl. Capital City Film Fest. August 22, 2024.
  6. Galuppo . Mia . 2022-02-02 . SXSW: Atlanta Season Opener, Nicolas Cage Film Unbearable Weight Set for Fest . . en-US.
  7. Web site: ‘Soft & Quiet’: Momentum Pictures Picks Up Blumhouse SXSW Thriller. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. October 14, 2022. August 22, 2024.
  8. Web site: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan Are Starring in ‘Soft & Quiet’ Filmmaker’s Decade-in-the-Making Next Film. IndieWire. Kate. Erbland. July 10, 2024. August 22, 2024.
  9. Web site: 2018 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab Fellows Announced. Sundance Institute. December 13, 2017. August 22, 2024.
  10. Web site: Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs Reveal the Class of 2018 — Exclusive. IndieWire. Chris. O'Falt. May 22, 2018. August 22, 2024.
  11. Web site: “There Has Been a Deliberate Rebranding of the Alt-Right Women To Have the Veneer of Smart, Sophisticated Instagram Influencers”: Director Beth de Araújo and DP Greta Zozula on Soft & Quiet. Filmmaker. Scott. Macaulay. March 23, 2022. August 22, 2024.

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