Adirley Queirós (Morro Agudo de Goiás, July 18, 1970) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Queirós was a professional footballer from the age of 16 to 25. He then studied film at the Universidade de Brasília, from which he graduated in 2005. He became involved in the cultural life of Brazil and directed his first film Rap o canto da Ceilândia (2005), which won thirteen Brazilian awards. With his documentary A cidade é uma só? (2010), Queirós participated in international film festivals such as World Cinema Amsterdam, Brazilian Hollywood Festival and BAFICI in Argentina. White Out, Black In (2014) is his fifth film and fourth documentary, which participated in Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema, Cartagena Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival, Torino Film Festival and IFFR+.
KNOWN FOR
Drops de Anis
2026
The Scent of the Pitanga
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Dry Ground Burning
2023
Once There Was Brasília
2017
Rap, O Canto da Ceilândia
2005
A Meeting with Milton Santos
2006
White Out, Black In
2014
Hood Movie: Is the City One Only?
2011
MST
2017
Meu Nome é Maninho
2014
Um Homem que Voa: Nelson Prudêncio
2013
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
5
Directing
10
Writing
8
Producing
7
Editing
2
Art
1