Waddington is a Brazilian director, producer and screenwriter. He became interested in film as a small boy and gained his first professional experience doing different jobs on film sets. In 1991 the film industry began to stagnate and he began making documentaries, commercial films and music videos. When the situation recovered in 1996, he became a partner in the production house Conspiracao Films and directed two films Gęmeas (1999) and Eu, tu, eles (2000), which was also popular with international audiences. Afterwards he made several documentaries about Brazilian musicians. His latest feature film is Casa de Areia (2005).