Barbara Cunha

Brazil

Barbara Cunha

director

Barbara Cunha holds a post-graduation degree in Studies of Image and Contemporary Culture. In 2007 founded 99 Produções with the aim of producing audiovisual works with technical and artistic quality for international markets. Studied film direction with Béla Tarr. Directed the shorts documentary and documental series for Brazilian broadcasters, and the feature Prison Flowers (2019). Her next feature doc, God is Woman, was part of Documentary Campus (Ibermedia) and Circle Woman Doc Accelerator. Barbara investigates the position of women in contemporary society and advocate gender equity in the film industry. In 2020 she was part of IFA's Cross Culture Programme working with the German organization Pro Quote Films. Barbara is also in pre-production of her first feature fiction.