Macario De Souza
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Macario De Souza (also known as Mak) is a filmmaker and a hip hop artist, born on June 14, 1983 in Sydney, 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 surfer Koby Abberton's life. He also won industry acclaim when he made his debut as director in the gritty short drama, "Grommets". [1]
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 the 7 March, 2007 and was released in Australia on the 15 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.[2]
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, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the takeover of new owners Russell Crowe (actor) and Peter Holmes A Court (businessman). [3]
He is a member of the Australian surf gang the Bra Boys. [4]
He is of Australian and Brazilian heritage.
