Petra Costa

Petra Costa

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 Danish co-director Lea Glob developed a feature film, currently in postproduction, with the working title Olmo and the Seagull. The film is being produced by Zentropa, Som & Furia and Busca Vida Filmes. Petra completed her undergraduate studies Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. She did her Masters in Health, Community and Development at the London School of Economics, London. She has lived in Brazil for most of her life.

  • Title: Petra Costa
  • Popularity: 1.239
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1983-07-08
  • Place of Birth: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Homepage: https://www.facebook.com/PetraCostaOficial
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Petra Costa Movies

  • 2013
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    Elena

    Elena

    7.306 2013 HD

    Petra heads to New York in search of her older sister after a long time of being separated. They are both movie actresses and heirs of the wounds of...

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  • 2024
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    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    6 2024 HD

    When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian...

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  • 2017
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    Nobody's Watching

    Nobody's Watching

    6 2017 HD

    Nico is a famous actor in Argentina, but in New York, nobody takes notice. He needs to juggle bartending, babysitting and odd jobs to keep himself...

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  • 2017
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    Life in Gray

    Life in Gray

    7 2017 HD

    A faux documentary about the ongoing social, political and economical crisis in Brazil, where the government cuts the colors of Rio de Janeiro,...

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  • 2019
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    The Edge of Democracy

    The Edge of Democracy

    7.673 2019 HD

    A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in...

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  • 2020
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    The Edge of Theocracy

    The Edge of Theocracy

    7.4 2020 HD

    Jesus life and work goes through rumors, conspiracies, injuries, friendship and fanaticism. An emblematic figure of the 1st century, Jesus was a...

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  • 2013
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    Elena

    Elena

    7.306 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Elena

    Elena

    7.306 2013 HD

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  • 2022
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    Beba

    Beba

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 2011
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    Undertow Eyes

    Undertow Eyes

    7.7 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Undertow Eyes

    Undertow Eyes

    7.7 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Undertow Eyes

    Undertow Eyes

    7.7 2011 HD

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  • 2015
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    Olmo and the Seagull

    Olmo and the Seagull

    7.175 2015 HD

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  • 2011
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    Undertow Eyes

    Undertow Eyes

    7.7 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Undertow Eyes

    Undertow Eyes

    7.7 2011 HD

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  • 2010
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    Secrets of the Tribe

    Secrets of the Tribe

    6.5 2010 HD

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  • 2015
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    Olmo and the Seagull

    Olmo and the Seagull

    7.175 2015 HD

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  • 2024
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    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    6 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    6 2024 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Edge of Democracy

    The Edge of Democracy

    7.673 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Edge of Democracy

    The Edge of Democracy

    7.673 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Edge of Democracy

    The Edge of Democracy

    7.673 2019 HD

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  • 2020
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    Ecstasy

    Ecstasy

    7 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    7 2020 HD

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  • 2024
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    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    6 2024 HD

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