About

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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Fernanda Pessoa

Overview

Fernanda Pessoa is a Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist, working primarily on documentary, experimental cinema and videoinstallations. PhD candidate at University of São Paulo (ECA/USP) researching women’s experimental cinema made in Latin America, she holds a MFA in Film Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, under Philippe Dubois’ direction.

In 2017, Pessoa released her first feature documentary "Stories our cinema did (not) tell”, which participated in several international festivals and is currently on Brazilian Netflix. Her second long documentary “Arid Zone” received an Honorable Mention at Dok Leipzig. She was a Berlinale Talents in 2019. Her work has been screened in festivals like IDFA, RIDM, DOC NYC, DocLisboa, Brasilia Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Cinélatino Toulouse, and in institutions as BIENALSUR, REDCAT/CalArts, IMS (Institut Moreira Salles) São Paulo’s Museum of Sound and Image, Paço das artes, among others.

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Directing
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2020 Same/Different/Both/Neither Directing Director 59
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2019 Arid Zone Directing Director 59
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2017 Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell Directing Director 59
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Writing
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2020 Same/Different/Both/Neither Writing Screenplay 59
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2019 Arid Zone Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
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2017 Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell Production Producer 59
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Camera
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Editing
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