Gustavo Lipsztein

Gustavo Lipsztein is a television and film screenwriter, director, producer born in Rio de Janeiro.^[1] He created and co-wrote the Netflix miniseries Emergencia Radioativa [pt] (Radioactive Emergency) [2026], a true story centered on the 1987 radiological accident in Goiânia, Brazil ^[2]. He also created, wrote and executive produced the Netflix miniseries Todo Dia a Mesma Noite [pt] (The Endless Night) [2023],^[3][4] wrote Amazon comedy feature Depois a Louca Sou Eu [pt] (Losing My Marbles) [2022],^[5][6] co-created and wrote Fox series 1 Contra Todos (One Against All) [2017-2020],^[7] wrote the feature O Paciente - O Caso Tancredo Neves [pt] (The Patient: The Last Hours of Tancredo Neves) [2018],^[8][9] wrote Polícia Federal: A Lei É para Todos (Operation Carwash: A Worldwide Corruption Scandal Made in Brazil) [2017],^[10] and created and wrote Brazilian broadcast series Sem Volta [pt] [2017].^[11][12] Lipsztein also wrote Santo [2022] for Netflix Spain, wrote, directed and produced the Lionsgate feature film Dead in the Water, and co-directed the Spanish/Argentinean feature film Blue Lips.^[13]

Lipsztein earned a BA from NYU's Tisch School of Arts, a Masters in screenwriting from the American Film Institute,^[14] and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.^[15] He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.^[16]