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Petra Costa (b. 1983)

Birthplace:
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Born:
July 8, 1983

Biography from TheMovieDB

Petra Costa is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. She first directed the short film Undertow Eyes (2009) which screened at the MoMA and was winner of best short film at Rio Film Festival, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, London International Documentary Festival among others. She then directed the feature Elena (2012) which premiered at IDFA, followed by SXSW and HotDocs. Elena won many prizes such as best film at Havana Film Festival (2013), was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors and was the most watched documentary in Brazil in 2013. In 2013 Petra was one of the 20 recipients of a grant given by CPH:DOX in Denmark. From this grant Petra and her Danish co-director Lea Glob developed a feature film, currently in postproduction, with the working title Olmo and the Seagull. The film is being produced by Zentropa, Som & Furia and Busca Vida Filmes. Petra completed her undergraduate studies Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. She did her Masters in Health, Community and Development at the London School of Economics, London. She has lived in Brazil for most of her life.

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Film Production

Assistant Editor:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe

Associate Producer:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Cinematography:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2011  Undertow Eyes
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Director:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2011  Undertow Eyes
2013  Elena
2015  Olmo and the Seagull
2019  The Edge of Democracy
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Editor:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2011  Undertow Eyes
2013  Elena
2015  Olmo and the Seagull
2019  The Edge of Democracy
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Executive Producer:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2011  Undertow Eyes
2013  Elena
2015  Olmo and the Seagull
2019  The Edge of Democracy
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2022  Beba

Producer:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2011  Undertow Eyes
2013  Elena
2015  Olmo and the Seagull
2019  The Edge of Democracy
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020  Ecstasy
2022  Beba

Writer:
2010  Secrets of the Tribe
2011  Undertow Eyes
2013  Elena
2015  Olmo and the Seagull
2019  The Edge of Democracy
2020  Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020  Ecstasy
2022  Beba

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