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Azul Serra

Azul Serra

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1983 (43) · São Paulo, Brazil

Director of Photography on feature films and series such as Senna, Atomic, New Bandits, Atomic, Small Light, among others. Winner of 3 ABC Awards for Best Advertising Film Photography in 2018/2020 and best Series Photography 2024. Graduated in Film School at FAAP in 2006 and Master's in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication in London.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1983 (43)
From
São Paulo, Brazil
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Azul Serra's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
28%
Self
13%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Thrilling
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Azul Serra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Azul Serra's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Son of a Thousand Men(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso(2025)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Atomic(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Senna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • A Small Light(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • New Bandits(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Monica and Friends: Lessons(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kissing Game(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • O Juízo(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sofá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Macabro(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Monica and Friends: Bonds(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Looking(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Days of Truce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Liquid Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • 492: A Man Called Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Berenice Seeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Amoc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Canastra Suja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Por Trás do Céu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Brazil vs Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Chasing Robert Barker(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pilgrimage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2014 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019)

$7.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso (2025)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

New Bandits (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography23 of 23: 22 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s15 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Azul Serra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Kissing Game (2020)

70th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso (2025)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Azul Serra's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Azul Serra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Azul Serra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Rezende shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers