Brazilian Girl in L.A.: FILMOGRAPHY

I arrived in LA on May 2010 to study filmmaking at New York Film Academy and redirect my carrer into the film industry. Until now I worked on 45 student projects (26 of them in 16mm b&w) at the following positions: writer/producer/director/editor (12), DP (7), 1st Assistant Camera (10), 2nd Assistant Camera/Gaffer (11), Boom Operator (3), Assistant Director (1), Production Assistant (1). Check some of them below.

WRITER, PRODUCER,
DIRECTOR & EDITOR

Synergy (USA, 2010, 6:42, dark comedy, Red Camera, color)
The regional sales manager Amelia Lockheart expects a big promotion, after working hard in the merger of the company. She disputes the position with her coworker, Constantine Matters. The competition intensifies when they get stuck with a stranger in a conference room. CAST: Ilka Urbach, Robert Balder, Nicaolas Smith, André Wacemberg, and Corina Hack.

• Official selection:
> 2011 Merit Award from the Awareness Film & Arts Festival (May 5th-8th at Regent Showcase, Hollywood)
> 26th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market
> 4th Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival

• More about the film at its official site (click here!)

Taken for Granted (USA, 2010, drama, HD, color)
A drama that incorporates documentary elements to trace the last day in the life of Martha Michaels, a housewife, unraveling her intriguing personality and the striking circumstances of her death. CAST: Ilka Urbach, Michael Nicklin, Brenna Rhea, Terri Crawford, and Michael McAdam.