This feature documentary, scheduled for nationwide broadcast on PBS in February 2012, chronicles a man's journey through America to discover whether the celebration of Black History Month is a necessity or an anachronistic impediment not only for black people but also a true understanding of American history as a whole. Directed by Shukree Tilghman, the film was shot by Thiago Da Costa over a period of three winters in over 10 American cities.

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This landmark PBS documentary explores the 70-year effort to locate, prosecute, and punish fugitive Nazi war criminals around the world. Giving unprecedented insight into the geopolitical implications of war criminal investigations, the two-hour films also reveals the methods and motives of the "Nazi hunters" who continued their pursuit when the world's legal institutions gave up. Edited by Thiago Da Costa, the film debuted on November 2011.

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An ad campaign commissioned by EA Sports to promote the 2011 release of its critically-acclaimed boxing video game Fight Night Champion. Working in association with Vice Media, Figura served as the production company for the project, with Thiago Da Costa taking the helm as director and producer to create four interviews with the most notorious boxers ever to live, including Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Tommy Morrison and Bernard Hopkins.

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The video above is a glimpse at a series of 25 videos produced and directed by Thiago Da Costa for BlackBerry, all of which were featured on the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival website. All 25 of the videos were produced in only 12 days and were posted on the TIFF page daily as the festival took place. Subjects included film legends such as Ben Affleck, Errol Morris, Juliette Lewis, and Alex Gibney.

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Springing from a partnership between Intel and Vice Media, the Creators Project has served to bring attention to a number of innovative and ground-breaking artists and musicians working with new and exciting electronic media. Since its inception in 2010, the Creators Project has hired Thiago Da Costa to produce and direct over 20 videos showcasing the modern marriage between art and technology.

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With top hotel concierges guiding viewers through a number of popular locales, GloboMaestro has become, through the help of Figura Media, a premiere travel website loaded with hot tips for tourists. As the firm's Creative Director for Video, Thiago Da Costa directed, shot and edited 36 videos before the site's launch, guiding the startup company from infancy to global recognition.

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