Director, screenwriter, producer and founder of Preta Portê Filmes, is regularly cited among the most important directors of contemporary Brazilian cinema. Creator and director of Afronta!, a series available on five continents through Netflix. He was part of the Berlinale Talents group at the Berlin Festival (2015). In the same year, he received the Camera D’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his co-production “A Terra ea Sombra”. Directed the documentary “Leva”, winner of the New York Film Festival (2012, Social Issues); was invited to be part of the international program “Why Poverty?” with the documentary “Mauá: Luz ao Redor”, a Brazilian/South African co-production shown at TIFF, IDFA and distributed on more than 60 international television channels. From his various works of social impact and artistic merit, Participates in several lectures and workshops. She was nominated for the biggest female award in Latin America in the Culture category, for her contribution to Brazilian cinema and the development of Preta Portê Filmes. Founder of Escola da Preta (a space for exchange and support and development for blacks and indigenous people in the audiovisual market) and TV Preta (a platform for disseminating content from Brazil and the Diaspora).
