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.
So far in 2008, he worked on The Thacker Case in Alton, IL; For Pete’s Sake, formally Holiday Baggage, in Chicago, IL; Confined in Cool, CA; and Pinks: All Out in St. Louis, MO. He also continues to be a Volunteer Manager for the Sundance and St. Louis International Film Festivals, as well as work on a variety of projects in St. Louis both with ACE Films and other local production companies.
Aside from working in the film and video production industry, Mr. Cabral was recently one of the two hosts of PrimeTime with Mark and Tone, a weekly Entertainment Talk Show on 89.5 FM KCFV in St. Louis, MO which ran from August 2007 until May 2008.