The Social Responsibility of Filmmakers with Bruno Gascon

21.3.2022

Bruno Gascon is a Portuguese director and screenwriter passionate about real stories focused on social issues. His most influential films, Sombra and Carga, bring the hidden issues of human trafficking and the disappearance of children to the screen.

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Bruno Gascon

Bruno Gascon is a Portuguese scriptwriter and director. His projects focus on socially relevant subjects with worldwide appeal. “Carga” and “Sombra” have received awards and nominations in many film festivals. His projects always top the most watched Portuguese films of the year. He directed the mini-series “Shadow- A Mother Knows”. His project “The Last Wolf” has been one of the 6 projects selected to ONIdeas pitch at ONseries Lisboa 2021. Bruno is currently post-producing his third feature film “Evadidos” and developing new projects both on cinema and television.

Bruno Gascon

Bruno Gascon is a Portuguese scriptwriter and director. His projects focus on socially relevant subjects with worldwide appeal. “Carga” and “Sombra” have received awards and nominations in many film festivals. His projects always top the most watched Portuguese films of the year. He directed the mini-series “Shadow- A Mother Knows”. His project “The Last Wolf” has been one of the 6 projects selected to ONIdeas pitch at ONseries Lisboa 2021. Bruno is currently post-producing his third feature film “Evadidos” and developing new projects both on cinema and television.

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Bruno Gascon is a Portuguese director and screenwriter passionate about real stories focused on social issues. His most influential films, Sombra and Carga, bring the hidden issues of human trafficking and the disappearance of children to the screen.

Bruno strongly believes that film has a greater responsibility than providing entertainment. He argues that all storytellers should craft stories that prompt critical thinking and an examination of perspectives of the world that are largely ignored.

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