Directing
Alexandra Maranini
Born
2004-04-03 (22)
Place of birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Alexandra Maranini is a 22-year-old Brazilian filmmaker from São Paulo whose work focuses on psychological horror and the exploration of the human experience through emotionally driven storytelling. A graduate of the Cinema and Audiovisual program at Belas Artes University, she has developed a distinctive authorial voice that blends social realism, symbolism, and unsettling atmospheres to explore themes such as trauma, vulnerability, and memory. Her career includes directing the music video Pretas na Rua (2022), writing the short film Segunda Camada (2023), and handling post-production for the documentary Santo (2023), which examines the influence of funk music on Brazil's peripheral communi…
Known for
10.0Luna is a young woman struggling with an addiction to sleeping pills. When she encounters a bizarre figure who looks strikingly like herself, she begins to suspect that someone—or something—is trying to sabotage her.
The Contortionist
2025
10.0João, a 10-year-old boy, takes refuge with his older brother in the basement of their house while they experience their parents' fight coming from upstairs. For the youngest, everything is just a misunderstanding, until a shot changes his perception.
Permission to Speak
2026
Behind the camera
10.0Luna is a young woman struggling with an addiction to sleeping pills. When she encounters a bizarre figure who looks strikingly like herself, she begins to suspect that someone—or something—is trying to sabotage her.
The Contortionist
2025
10.0Luna is a young woman struggling with an addiction to sleeping pills. When she encounters a bizarre figure who looks strikingly like herself, she begins to suspect that someone—or something—is trying to sabotage her.
The Contortionist
2025
10.0João, a 10-year-old boy, takes refuge with his older brother in the basement of their house while they experience their parents' fight coming from upstairs. For the youngest, everything is just a misunderstanding, until a shot changes his perception.
Permission to Speak
2026
10.0João, a 10-year-old boy, takes refuge with his older brother in the basement of their house while they experience their parents' fight coming from upstairs. For the youngest, everything is just a misunderstanding, until a shot changes his perception.
Permission to Speak
2026