Pedro Kos

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Pedro Kos
Born
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Director, editor
Years active2008–present

Pedro Kos is a Brazilian-American film director and editor. He has directed Bending the Arc (2017), Rebel Hearts (2021), Lead Me Home (2021), In Our Blood (2024), and The White House Effect (2024).

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Early life

Kos was born in Rio de Janeiro, and raised between there, New York City, and Miami, Florida. [1] [2] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Directing from Yale University. [3]

Career

Kos served as editor on Waste Land directed by Lucy Walker, [4] The Island President by Jon Shenk, [5] The Crash Reel directed by Walker, [6] and The Square directed by Jehane Noujaim, for which he earned an Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming. [7] [8]

In 2017, Kos co-directed alongside Kief Davidson, Bending the Arc a documentary film revolving around doctors and humanitarians devoted to health care in impoverished nations. [9]

In 2020, Kos served as producer and writer on The Great Hack directed by Noujaim and Karim Amer, which received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special nomination. [10]

In 2021, Kos directed, wrote, and produced Rebel Hearts , a documentary revolving around nuns at Immaculate Heart College. [11] It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and was acquired by Discovery+ for a June 2021, release. [12] [13] That same year, Kos co-directed with Jon Shenk, Lead Me Home for Netflix, receiving an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film nomination. [14]

In 2024, Kos made his narrative debut with In Our Blood a horror-thriller revolving around a documentary filmmaker reuniting with her estranged mother. [15] It had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2024. [16] That same year, Kos co-directed with Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, The White House Effect a documentary revolving around climate change. [17]

Personal life

Kos is gay. [18] [19]

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  2. ↑ "Pedro Kos". Mountainfilm. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 21, 2022). "CAA Signs 'Lead Me Home' & 'Rebel Hearts' Director Pedro Kos". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Morgan, Melody (April 16, 2011). "FOCUS ON: Pedro Kos, Editor of Waste Land". ITVS . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Island President". PBS . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ Nelson, Rob (February 5, 2013). "The Crash Reel". Variety . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Hip to be The Square: Film Wins 3 Emmys". Cairo Scene. August 17, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pedro Kos". The Emmys . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bending the Arc". Impact Partners . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Great Hack". The Emmys. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ Saito, Stephen (June 25, 2021). "AFI Docs 2021 Interview: Pedro Kos on a Revolution Inside the Catholic Church in "Rebel Hearts"". Moveable Fest. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Anne (June 4, 2021). "'Rebel Hearts' Trailer: Sundance Documentary Pits Defiant Nuns Against the Vatican — Exclusive". IndieWire . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Carey, Matthew (February 8, 2012). "Oscar Short Documentaries: Nominations Spotlight Story Of Deaf Young People, Basketball Star Who Just Passed Away". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  15. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (July 3, 2024). "Brittany O'Grady & E.J. Bonilla Lead Genre Pic 'In Our Blood' With Duncan Jones & Morgan Freeman Among Backers; Watch First Footage". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ Foreman, Alison (July 3, 2024). "Fantasia Fest 2024 Announces Its Stellar Final Lineup with 'Ababouiné,' 'In Our Blood,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Morfoot, Addie (August 31, 2024). "Telluride Doc 'The White House Effect' Reveals How George H.W. Bush Administration Deliberately Destroyed an Opportunity to Stop Climate Change". Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ Reed, Christopher (February 12, 2021). "A Conversation With Pedro Kos". Hammer to Nail. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  19. ↑ Mullen, Pat (January 29, 2021). "Keeping the Faith: An interview with Rebel Hearts' Pedro Kos and Shawnee Isaac-Smith". POV Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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