Evellyn Santos

Evellyn Santos was born and raised in Sao Paulo/Brazil, graduated in Hotel Administration, moved to the U.S. in 1998. Currently she lives in Ft. Lauderdale. In 2016, she coordinated the assembly of exhibits for the opening of the Crime Tours Museum in Fort Lauderdale which gave her an understanding of the history of South Florida, the crime stories and social injustice that have occurred there, especially during the first 50 years of last the century. Together with the founder of Crime Tours, she helped select crime related stories that have had an effect on society and that still reflect on today and which led to the creation of a series of short films( PBS :South Florida from Crime to Crime). Evellyn Santos is a co-producer of the documentary "The Poison Garden". The documentary (debuted in August 2022) at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center had a screening during the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (September 2022). The short version of the documentary was shown at the New Mount Olive Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale (March 1st 2023). The Poison Garden participated in several film festivals around the country winning 6 awards including IMDb qualifying competition Best Documentary Short by Global Film Festival Awards.