Adirley Queirós

July 18, 1970

Morro Agudo de Goiás, State of Goiás, Brazil

Adirley Queirós (Morro Agudo de Goiás, July 18, 1970) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Queirós was a professional footballer from the age of 16 to 25. He then studied film at the Universidade de Brasília, from which he graduated in 2005. He became involved in the cultural life of Brazil and directed his first film Rap o canto da Ceilândia (2005), which won thirteen Brazilian awards. With his documentary A cidade é uma só? (2010), Queirós participated in international film festivals such as World Cinema Amsterdam, Brazilian Hollywood Festival and BAFICI in Argentina. White Out, Black In (2014) is his fifth film and fourth documentary, which participated in Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema, Cartagena Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival, Torino Film Festival and IFFR+.