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Alexandra Maranini

Born April 3, 2004 · São Paulo, Brazil (age 22)

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 …

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The Contortionist

The Contortionist · 2025

The Contortionist

MovieHorrorThriller

Luna 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.

Permission to Speak

Permission to Speak · 2026

Permission to Speak

MovieThrillerDrama

João, 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.

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The Contortionist

The Contortionist · 2025

The Contortionist

MovieHorrorThriller

Luna 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.

Director

Permission to Speak

Permission to Speak · 2026

Permission to Speak

MovieThrillerDrama

João, 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.

Director