In 1998 she concluded her degree in Media Studies at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She collaborated with the Cinematography Laboratory at Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (Universidade Nova) where she participated in various productions of art videos commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. She developed with the cinema production company Raiva a Senior Film Workshop with ICAM´s financial support in 2004. In 2005, she attended the cinema-directing course through the Calouste Gulbenkian´s Artistic Creativity and Creation Program in collaboration with the London Film School. In 2008 she cofounded TERRATREME. She directed the films As nadadoras (The swimmers) in 2001, O que pode um rosto (Daycare hospital) in 2003, Estados da matéria (It would have been simple) in 2006 and Lisboa-Província (Lisbon-Province) in 2010. Her latest documentary is Vida Activa (Active Life) that she directed and presented at Doclisboa Festival in 2013.
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