Mr. Cabral graduated from Southwest Missouri State University, now Missouri State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Media: Film Studies and Production. While in college he began his career working on local access cable television programs moving his way up with nationally syndicated television, local and regional commercials and short and feature length films.
Since graduating college, he worked as a production technician, director and the commercial photographer at KSPR TV - Springfield 33. He also began volunteering at the Sundance Film Festival and even attended the Sundance Producer’s Conference. Since moving back to St. Louis in 2002 he has worked on a variety of projects and began volunteering for the St. Louis International Film Festival.
In 2003 he officially formed his production company, ACE Films, and has produced several short films for the 48-Hour Film Project, one even won Best Directing for the 2005 48-Hour Film Project - St. Louis. At the end of Summer 2005, he produced, directed and shot his first Feature Film, Spiral, which is still being worked on.
Over the past several years he has worked on numerous short and feature length films and several national television programs in St. Louis, as well as Chicago, IL; Northern California; and the New York and New Jersey area. He continues to be a Volunteer Manager for the Sundance and St. Louis International Film Festivals, as well as work on a variety of projects around the country.
Aside from working in the film and video production industry, Mr. Cabral has been working as on-air talent on several radio programs. Currently, he is a Co-Host on The Morning Jolt on KCFV FM 89.5 in North St. Louis County, which is also broadcast online. The Morning Jolt won the Best Music / Entertainment Program Award from the National Broadcasting Society in the Spring of 2009.
So far in 2009, Mr. Cabral has worked on three feature films: Up in the Air in St. Louis and Omaha, NE directed by Jason Reitman and starring George Clooney, Leading Ladies in Champaign, IL with several alumni of So You Think You Can Dance, and Mothman in Baton Rouge, LA for Sci-Fi Channel. Also, Streetballers, which Mr. Cabral served as a Co-Producer on, had its official theatrical debut in both St. Louis and Los Angles.
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