He graduated in journalism and started to direct videos in the 1980’s. He has directed two fiction films: Julio’s Gone (2014) and Nise – The Heart of Madness (2015) and several feature documentaries such as Ruckus at the Circus (2015), Pindorama (2009), Herbert Up Close (2011) and Born to be Blind (2003); the short films Born to be Blind (1998) and Tuning in the inner side (2001); TV Shows such as Street Sounds 1997/2004, Free Jazz – 1996/97; music videos for several brazillian artists and award winning tv commercials in the 1990’s. In 1993, he founded the production company TvZero that became a creative hub for filmmakers and artists in Rio. Berliner’s work has been screened and awarded in festivals such as IDFA, AFI Los Angeles, Tokyo and San Francisco.