- Macario De Souza
Macario De Souza (also known as Mak) is a
filmmaker and ahip hop artist, born onJune 14 ,1983 inSydney, Australia , who produces award-winning short and feature-length films.He graduated from the University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
De Souza gained a name for himself in the short films circuit with his first film project, "Ours", a focus on his lifestyle pursuit of
surfing . The short film won two awards, Mambo Snap Off The Lip Surf Film Festival 2004 and 2004 Youth Week Film Festival. The following year he again won the Snap Off The Lip Surf Film Festival with follow-up short film, "The Hard Way", a story about a turbulent period in professional big wave surferKoby Abberton 's life. He also won industry acclaim when he made his debut as director in the gritty short drama, "Grommets". [ [http://www.braboys.com.au/web/filmmakers_macariodesouza.html Bra Boys Film ] ]His first feature-length project was "Bra Boys", a documentary about a Sydney beachside surf tribe known as the Bra Boys. The story is narrated by Australian actor
Russell Crowe ."Bra Boys" premiered in Sydney on the7 March ,2007 and was released in Australia on the15 March ,2007 . Macario De Souza's credits include Co-Director, Editor, Cinematography & Sound/Music. The documentary became Australia's highest-grossing non-IMAX documentary following its release in March 2007. [ [http://www.braboys.com.au/web/filmmakers_macariodesouza.html Bra Boys Film ] ]He has also worked on "South Side Story" (2007) as a producer/shooter. "South Side Story" a six-part documentary on one of Australia's most historic
Rugby League teams, theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs and the takeover of new owners Russell Crowe (actor) and Peter Holmes A Court (businessman). [ [http://www.southsydneystory.com/Who-is.html Who is... - South Sydney Story ] ]He is a member of the Australian surf gang the Bra Boys. [ [http://www.braboys.com.au/web/filmmakers_macariodesouza.html Bra Boys Film ] ]
He is of Australian and Brazilian heritage.
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