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Petra Costa is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Executive producer, Assistant Editor and Cinematography Brésil born on 8 july 1983
Petra Costa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 8, 1983) is a Brazilian actress and filmmaker.
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.
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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.
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Filmography of Petra Costa (3 films)
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Elena (2013)
, 1h22Directed by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Petra Costa
Roles Self
Rating74%
Elena moves to New York with the same dream her mother had: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind a childhood spent in hiding during Brazil’s military dictatorship and her teenage years amid theater plays and homemade videos. She also leaves behind Petra, her 7-year-old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. All she has are a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, diaries and letters. At any moment, Petra expects to find Elena walking in the streets. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we don’t know one from the other.
Director
Elena (2013)
, 1h22Directed by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Petra Costa
Rating74%
Elena moves to New York with the same dream her mother had: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind a childhood spent in hiding during Brazil’s military dictatorship and her teenage years amid theater plays and homemade videos. She also leaves behind Petra, her 7-year-old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. All she has are a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, diaries and letters. At any moment, Petra expects to find Elena walking in the streets. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we don’t know one from the other.
Undertow Eyes (2011)
, 20minutesDirected by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Rating56%
Vera and Gabriel have been married for sixty years. In Undertow Eyes they wander about their own history: the first flirt, the birth of their children, life and aging. In this remembrance, images from their family collection mingle with images of the present, weaving an emotional and dreamlike universe. As a mosaic of stories and impressions, this short film looks like a personal and existencial diary about love and death.
Scriptwriter
Elena (2013)
, 1h22Directed by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Petra Costa
Roles Writer
Rating74%
Elena moves to New York with the same dream her mother had: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind a childhood spent in hiding during Brazil’s military dictatorship and her teenage years amid theater plays and homemade videos. She also leaves behind Petra, her 7-year-old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. All she has are a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, diaries and letters. At any moment, Petra expects to find Elena walking in the streets. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we don’t know one from the other.
Undertow Eyes (2011)
, 20minutesDirected by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Roles Writer
Rating56%
Vera and Gabriel have been married for sixty years. In Undertow Eyes they wander about their own history: the first flirt, the birth of their children, life and aging. In this remembrance, images from their family collection mingle with images of the present, weaving an emotional and dreamlike universe. As a mosaic of stories and impressions, this short film looks like a personal and existencial diary about love and death.
Production
Elena (2013)
, 1h22Directed by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Petra Costa
Roles Executive producer
Rating74%
Elena moves to New York with the same dream her mother had: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind a childhood spent in hiding during Brazil’s military dictatorship and her teenage years amid theater plays and homemade videos. She also leaves behind Petra, her 7-year-old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. All she has are a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, diaries and letters. At any moment, Petra expects to find Elena walking in the streets. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we don’t know one from the other.
Undertow Eyes (2011)
, 20minutesDirected by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Roles Producer
Rating56%
Vera and Gabriel have been married for sixty years. In Undertow Eyes they wander about their own history: the first flirt, the birth of their children, life and aging. In this remembrance, images from their family collection mingle with images of the present, weaving an emotional and dreamlike universe. As a mosaic of stories and impressions, this short film looks like a personal and existencial diary about love and death.
Editor
Undertow Eyes (2011)
, 20minutesDirected by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Roles Editor
Rating56%
Vera and Gabriel have been married for sixty years. In Undertow Eyes they wander about their own history: the first flirt, the birth of their children, life and aging. In this remembrance, images from their family collection mingle with images of the present, weaving an emotional and dreamlike universe. As a mosaic of stories and impressions, this short film looks like a personal and existencial diary about love and death.
Secrets of the Tribe (2010)
, 1h50Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Roles Assistant Editor
Rating72%
Ce documentaire explore les allégations, initialement publiées dans le livre Darkness in El Dorado, à l'encontre des anthropologues ayant étudié les Indiens Yanomami dans les années 1960 et 1970. Au-delà d'une mise en doute de la vérité scientifique dans le domaine très particulier de l’anthropologie, ce film porte des accusations graves incluant violation de l'éthique médicale et crimes sexuels.
Team
Undertow Eyes (2011)
, 20minutesDirected by Petra Costa
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Roles Cinematography
Rating56%
Vera and Gabriel have been married for sixty years. In Undertow Eyes they wander about their own history: the first flirt, the birth of their children, life and aging. In this remembrance, images from their family collection mingle with images of the present, weaving an emotional and dreamlike universe. As a mosaic of stories and impressions, this short film looks like a personal and existencial diary about love and death.