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Marco Espirito Santo is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist best known for his work blending poetry and spoken-word with photography and moving image. Born in London but currently back in his hometown of Lisbon, he won the Sarah Willis Award for poetry at the age of 19 in New York, attended the London Film School, and was selected for Berlinale Talents. His short films have been shown and awarded at festivals like Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, and International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), and recognised by MTV, Nowness, and Vimeo Staff Picks. Alongside these he has created original content for brands like Rizla, Fred Perry, and Lisbon Fashion Week, and worked with bands like Youthless, Viva Voce, and The Cinematic Orchestra. Most recently he published the photo book Shoddy Rap in Blue through independent label No Frame and won the Goethe Film Award at Zebra Poetry Film Festival 2025 with his short Thronebosis. He is currently working on a new photo series entitled Comments Are Disabled and writing his first feature film. To get in touch, marcoshoots [at] gmail.com. 

Recent Press: 

Shots highlights Ciclopes "I'm Goin' the Other Way" film
Shots highlights Betclic "Defy The Odds: Yoga Rider" film
1.4 feature interview "Time and Tide"
Byron Bay Film Festival 2022 "Meet the Filmmaker" interview
Stab Magazine write-up on "Heaven Is On My Side"