{{short description|Brazilian-American director}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Pedro Kos | image = | caption = | alt = | birth_date = | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | nationality = | occupation = Director, editor | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = | relatives = }} '''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).
==Early life== Kos was born in Rio de Janeiro, and raised between there, New York City, and Miami, Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmindependent.org/talent/pedro-kos/|title=Pedro Kos|website=Film Independent|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainfilm.org/people/pedro-kos/|title=Pedro Kos|website=Mountainfilm|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Directing from Yale University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/pedro-kos-lead-me-home-director-signs-with-caa-1235007403/|title=CAA Signs 'Lead Me Home' & 'Rebel Hearts' Director Pedro Kos|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Career== Kos served as editor on ''Waste Land'' directed by Lucy Walker,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itvs.org/blog/focus-on-pedro-kos-editor-of-waste-land/|title=FOCUS ON: Pedro Kos, Editor of Waste Land|website=ITVS|first=Melody|last=Morgan|date=April 16, 2011|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> ''The Island President'' by Jon Shenk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/island-president/|title=The Island President|website=PBS|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> ''The Crash Reel'' directed by Walker,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/markets-festivals/the-crash-reel-1117949173/|title=The Crash Reel|website=Variety|first=Rob|last=Nelson|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> and ''The Square'' directed by Jehane Noujaim, for which he earned an Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cairoscene.com/artsandculture/hip-to-be-the-square-film-wins-3-emmys|title=Hip to be The Square: Film Wins 3 Emmys|website=Cairo Scene|date=August 17, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/pedro-kos|title=Pedro Kos|website=The Emmys|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://impactpartnersfilm.com/films/bending-arc|title=Bending the Arc|website=Impact Partners|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/great-hack|title=The Great Hack|website=The Emmys|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
In 2021, Kos directed, wrote, and produced ''Rebel Hearts'', a documentary revolving around nuns at Immaculate Heart College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moveablefest.com/pedro-kos-rebel-hearts-interview/|title=AFI Docs 2021 Interview: Pedro Kos on a Revolution Inside the Catholic Church in "Rebel Hearts"|website=Moveable Fest|first=Stephen|last=Saito|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and was acquired by Discovery+ for a June 2021, release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sundance-film-festival-announces-2021-lineup-1234854059/|title=Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright|website=Variety |first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/rebel-hearts-trailer-sundance-documentary-nuns-vs-vatican-1234642323/|title='Rebel Hearts' Trailer: Sundance Documentary Pits Defiant Nuns Against the Vatican — Exclusive|website=IndieWire|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=June 4, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> That same year, Kos co-directed with Jon Shenk, ''Lead Me Home'' for Netflix, receiving an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-short-documentary-directors-matt-ogens-ben-proudfoot-jay-rosenblatt-interview-news-1234929132/|title=Oscar Short Documentaries: Nominations Spotlight Story Of Deaf Young People, Basketball Star Who Just Passed Away|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matthew|last=Carey|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, Kos made his narrative debut with ''In Our Blood'' a horror-thriller revolving around a documentary filmmaker reuniting with her estranged mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/brittany-o-grady-ej-bonilla-starring-in-our-blood-duncan-jones-morgan-freeman-fantasia-festival-1236000676/|title=Brittany O'Grady & E.J. Bonilla Lead Genre Pic 'In Our Blood' With Duncan Jones & Morgan Freeman Among Backers; Watch First Footage|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=July 3, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> It had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/2024-fantasia-fest-lineup-1235022587/|title=Fantasia Fest 2024 Announces Its Stellar Final Lineup with 'Ababouiné,' 'In Our Blood,' and More|website=IndieWire|first=Alison|last=Foreman|date=July 3, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> That same year, Kos co-directed with Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, ''The White House Effect'' a documentary revolving around climate change.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-white-house-effect-george-h-w-bush-administration-climate-change-telluride-1236124857/|title=Telluride Doc 'The White House Effect' Reveals How George H.W. Bush Administration Deliberately Destroyed an Opportunity to Stop Climate Change|website=Variety|first=Addie|last=Morfoot|date=August 31, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kos is gay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/pedro-kos/|title=A Conversation With Pedro Kos|website=Hammer to Nail|first=Christopher|last=Reed|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://povmagazine.com/rebel-hearts-pedro-kos-shawnee-isaac-smith-interview-sundance/|title=Keeping the Faith: An interview with Rebel Hearts' Pedro Kos and Shawnee Isaac-Smith|website=POV Magazine|first=Pat|last=Mullen|date=January 29, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1310430}}
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