Maria Shu is a screenwriter with credits on major streaming platforms. She has written episodes for Onisciente, Irmandade, Sentença, Bom dia, Verônica, and the TV Globo special Mães do Brasil. Her recent and upcoming projects include Franjinha e Milena em Busca da Ciência (Discovery Kids/Max), Mila no Multiverso 2 (Disney+), Toda Família Tem (Prime Video), and the highly anticipated adaptation of Torto Arado, based on the bestselling novel by Itamar Vieira Junior. She also wrote the award-winning shorts Sobre Alices and Uma Porção de Cólera (Best Short Script at Short Way International Short Film Festival, 2023). Shu wrote audiovisual scripts for Ocupação Chiquinha Gonzaga (Itaú Cultural) and the animated children’s series Minha Babá é um Samurai (Proac). She is currently writing her debut feature screenplay.
Profession
- Screenwriter
Filmography
- “FAMÍLIA DE SORTE” (2024) – Writer; Comedy Feature Film (unreleased)
- “TODA FAMÍLIA TEM” (2024) – Writer; Comedy Series – Prime Video
- “FRANJINHA E MILENA EM BUSCA DA CIÊNCIA” (2024) – Writer; Children’s Series – Discovery Kids / Max
- “MILA NO MULTIVERSO” (Season 2) (2023) – Writer; Sci-fi Series for Kids – Disney+
- “IRMANDADE” (2022) – Writer; Crime Series (Season 2) – Netflix
- “BOM DIA, VERÔNICA” (2022) – Writer; Thriller Series (Season 2) – Netflix
- “SENTENÇA” (2022) – Writer; Crime Series (Season 1) – Prime Video
- “MÃES DO BRASIL” (2021) – Writer; TV Special – TV Globo / Globoplay
- “UMA PORÇÃO DE CÓLERA” (2021) – Writer; Short Film
- “EXPOSIÇÃO CHIQUINHA GONZAGA” (2021) – Writer; Documentary Scripts – Itaú Cultural
- “SOBRE ALICES” (2020) – Writer; Short Film
- “MINHA BABÁ É UM SAMURAI” (2020) – Writer; Animated Children’s Series
- “ONISCIENTE” (2018) – Writer; Sci-fi Series – Netflix
- “TORTO ARADO” (In Development) – Writer; Drama Series
Theater
- Maria Shu is also a playwright whose work has been read and staged in Sweden, Portugal, France, and Cape Verde. Her plays include Cabaret Stravaganza, Giz, Ar Rarefeito, Relógios de Areia, Leoa na Baia, Epifania, Peça para quem não veio, O Sorriso da Rainha, Quando Eu Morrer, Vou Contar Tudo a Deus, 12 Anos ou A Memória da Queda, and Zebra Sem Nome. Her work is featured in anthologies such as Dramaturgia Negra and Tempo Impuro. Shu is also a columnist for the Sambas Escritos series. Her plays have been the subject of academic theses and performance studies at UNESP, PUC-Rio, UFB, and UnB. She co-wrote Ar-far with Aldri Anunciação, Diego Araúja, Jhonny Salaberg, and Mônica Santana, commissioned by Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia.
Awards & Honors
- “UMA PORÇÃO DE CÓLERA” (2023)
- FICCMA: Best Short Film.
- Short Way Film Festival: Best Short Screenplay.
- Marina Del Rey Film Festival: Best Foreign Language Short Film.
- “QUANDO EU MORRER, VOU CONTAR TUDO A DEUS” (2021)
- Profest Festival: Best Children’s Play.
- “AR RAREFEITO” (2014)
- Núcleo 184, Cooperativa Paulista de Teatro: Winner, Feminina Dramaturgy Contest.