Vinícius Girnys is a 34-year-old film director. His short films have been awarded prizes at various international festivals. "Samuel and the Light" is his first feature film, completed in March 2023. It premiered in April at Visions du Réel (Nyon), in May at Hot Docs (Toronto) and in June at FICG (Guadalajara), all in official competition. At FICG "Samuel and the light" received the FEISAL Award for Best Film and the Best Ibero-American Documentary Feature Award. "Samuel and the Light" will be broadcasted in France by FranceTV/France2 in October 2023, in the TV show "25 Nuances de Doc".