Gustavo Milan

Gustavo Milan is a Brazilian filmmaker currently living in New York City where he attends the NYU Tisch Graduate Film Program. He began making films in 2014 after graduating from the French school of documentary Les Atelier Varan in Paris. His latest short film “Seiva Bruta/Under the Heavens" won the award for Best Latino Short Film from the Directors Guild of America and was shortliested at the 94th Academy Awards. In 2022 the movie was acquired by The New Yorker magazine and The Criterion Channel. Gustavo also received the Wasserman Award, NYU's top honor in recognition for outstanding directorial achievement.