Petra Costa
Known for
Directing
Born
July 8, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Biography
Petra Costa is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. She first directed the short film Undertow Eyes (2009) which screened at the MoMA and was winner of best short film at Rio Film Festival, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, London International Documentary Festival among others. She then directed the feature Elena (2012) which premiered at IDFA, followed by SXSW and HotDocs. Elena won many prizes such as best film at Havana Film Festival (2013), was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors and was the most watched documentary in Brazil in 2013. In 2013 Petra was one of the 20 recipients of a grant given by CPH:DOX in Denmark. From this grant Petra and her D...
Best known work
The Edge of Democracy
2019
Elena
2013
Apocalypse in the Tropics
2025
Nobody's Watching
2017
The Edge of Theocracy
2020
Olmo and the Seagull
2015
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Secrets of the Tribe
2010
Beba
2022
Undertow Eyes
2011Filmography
2025
Reading the WorldExecutive Producer
2025
Apocalypse in the Tropicsas Self, Director, Producer, Writer
2022
BebaExecutive Producer
2020
The Edge of Theocracyas Petra Costa
2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I DieAssociate Producer
2020
EcstasyProducer
2019
The Edge of Democracyas Self, Director, Writer, Producer
2017
Life in Grayas Herself
2017
Nobody's Watchingas Petra
2015
Olmo and the SeagullDirector, Writer
2013
Elenaas Self, Director, Writer
2011
Undertow EyesDirector, Writer, Producer, Editor, Cinematography
2010
Secrets of the TribeAssistant Editor