Petra Costa
Directing · Director · Writer · Executive Producer
Born Jul 8, 1983 · Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Active 2010–present
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,…
Filmography
The Edge of Democracy (2019) — Director · Writer · ProducerElena (2013) — Director · WriterApocalypse in the Tropics (2025) — Director · Producer · WriterThe Edge of Theocracy (2020) — Petra CostaOlmo and the Seagull (2015) — Director · WriterBabenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) — Associate ProducerNobody's Watching (2017) — PetraSecrets of the Tribe (2010) — Assistant EditorBeba (2022) — Executive ProducerUndertow Eyes (2011) — Producer · Writer · Director · Editor · CinematographyEcstasy (2020) — ProducerReading the World (2025) — Executive Producer