Occupation Actress, filmmaker Role Actress Years active 2005–present | Siblings Elena Andrade Name Petra Costa | |
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Movies Elena, Olmo and the Seagull, Undertow Eyes Nominations Grande Premio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Documentary Film Similar People Fernando Meirelles, Luis Urbano, Eryk Rocha | ||
Elena official trailer 2014 tim robbins petra costa movie hd
Petra Costa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 8, 1983) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker.
Contents
- Elena official trailer 2014 tim robbins petra costa movie hd
- Fernando meirelles and pablo villac a on the film elena by petra costa
- Biography
- Filmography
- References
Fernando meirelles and pablo villac a on the film elena by petra costa
Biography
She began to work as an actress when she was 15 years old. She majored in Anthropology at Barnard College, in Columbia University, New York. She continued her studies in London, finishing a master's degree in Community and Development at London School of Economics.
She debuted in cinema producing and directing the short film Undertow Eyes (2009), a poetic depiction of love and aging as seen from the perspective of her grandparents. Her first feature film, Elena (2012), was presented at the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA), São Paulo International Film Festival, Brasilia National Film Festival and the Director’s Week (Rio de Janeiro).
Her work is influenced by the cinema of Gillo Pontecorvo, Agnès Varda and Chris Marker.
