FERNANDA PESSOA

DIRECTING

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.