Fabio Montanari

Selected Work

From Netflix, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime Video to award-winning indie films—I create stories across formats, genres, and scales. Here’s a glimpse.

SUTURE

Created by & Screenwriter | Amazon Prime Original

An unlikely doctor learns the craft—one illegal stitch at a time. Official selection, Berlinale International Film Festival TV series (2025).

Available on Prime Video (selected countries).

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JOINT VENTURE

Screenwriter | HBO Originals

A thriller about a man trying to go legit while navigating the criminal underworld. Directed by Quico and Fernando Meirelles (City of God, Two Popes).

Available on HBO.

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ONLY FOR LOVE

Screenwriter | Netflix Original

A coming-of-age series about a band chasing the spotlight and confronting what it might cost them.

Available on Netflix.

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MISSING MATOAKA

Executive Story Editor | Transmedia Project (BBDO)

A bold Indigenous-led reimagining of the Pocahontas myth.

Winner of Cannes Lions, Clio, and more.

INVISIBLE CITY

Staff Writer | Netflix Original

A supernatural thriller from Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio) that blends Brazilian folklore with a modern crime mystery.

Available on Netflix.

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SAMANTHA!

Screenwriter | Netflix Original (Season Two)

A family comedy about a washed-up child star chasing fame again.

Available on Netflix.

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MAD TO THE MAX

Screenwriter | NatGeo Hybrid Fiction/Non-Fiction

Three experts must survive a post-apocalyptic world using science and engineering.

Available on Disney+ (selected countries).

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THE GRILL MAN

Writer & Director

While a nation celebrates the soccer World Cup, a grill cook faces one last shot at dignity.

Screened at 50+ festivals, winning multiple awards.

MY WHITE SHOES

Writer & Director

In the heart of the city, two brothers confront a violent turning point that fractures their innocence—and their bond.

Katharina Otto-Bernstein Award; Caucus Foundation Grant.

Editing supervised by Carol Littleton (E.T.).

IN THE WHISTLE

Co-Writer & Co-Director

A soccer referee is determined to make a point—even if it ruins the final.

DRAUZIO VARELLA

Screenwriter | Globo/Fantástico (Docuseries)

Three vérité-style docuseries featuring renowned physician Drauzio Varella.

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CHESS SHOP

Director & Co-Writer

Two coworkers face closure—and their own fears—on the final day of a failing chess shop.

BEST FRIENDS

Director

A coming-of-age comedy about two friends at the edge of adolescence and first love.