Mariana Luiza
Mariana is a Black woman, a storyteller.
Her work as a screenwriter and director has been recognized at national and international film festivals, where she explores themes related to Black identity, belonging, and gender. In 2023, she directed the immersive installation "Redemption", which was selected for the immersive documentary competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA. In 2021, she directed two episodes of the series "Enigma da Energia Escura" (26 min) for Lab Fantasma and GNT. In 2017, she directed the short fiction film "Casca de Baobá" (12 min). "Casca de Baobá" has been featured at various exhibitions and festivals in Brazil and in countries such as Canada, the United States, France, Portugal, South Korea, Colombia, Cape Verde, Uganda, and others, earning six awards. In 2010, she directed the documentary "A B Ser" (52 min), which won the Filma Brasil / TV Futura fund. As a screenwriter, Mariana has collaborated with production companies such as Preta Portê Filmes, Conspiração Filmes, and Coqueirão Pictures. She co-wrote the script for the upcoming film "Praia Formosa" (by Julia De Simone, 2024) and contributed to "A Festa de Leo" (by Gustavo Melo and Luciana Bezerra, 2023).
Mariana holds a degree in Screenwriting from the New York Film Academy and in Editing from the Darcy Ribeiro Film School in Rio de Janeiro. She is an active member of the organizations APAN - Associação dos Produtores Audiovisuais Negros, BGDM - Brown Girl DOC Mafia, AAWIC - African American Women In Cinema (USA), and Talento Paradiso.
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Residence
Pemba: Residência Preta
Residência nacional de produção, pesquisa e criação em artes visuais para artistas negros.
com curadoria de Igor Simões e Hélio Menezes.
Participação com projeto artístico: Redenção
Literature
2021. Livro “Carolinas, a nova geração de escritoras negras brasileiras”. Editora Bazar do Tempo
2006. YAGE: Art, Culture and Science Association of Austria
Primeiro Lugar: Concurso de Contos internacional sobre Mozart, Salzburg, Áustria
Melhor conto para “Mozarte”. Primeiro lugar entre 265 trabalhos de 28 países.
https://www.literaturhaus-salzburg.at/veranstaltungen/felicidades-amade
https://www.imaginaria.com.ar/lobreve/2006_01_01_archivo.htm
2006. Primeiro Lugar: Concurso Literário "Prêmio Cléber Onías Guimarães"
Melhor conto: “É tudo ou nunca mais”
2004. Prêmio Nacional de Ensaios Universitários Brasil Assis Chateaubriand Foundation
Menção honrosa para o ensaio sobre o trabalho do ativista social José de Castro por um mundo sem fome. Título do ensaio: “O Caranguejo”.
2003. Concurso de Literatura Juvenil Autoria.com
Selecionado da Bienal do Livro do Rio de Janeiro como um livro potencialmente publicável. Oficina nacional de literatura juvenil Quero ser Escritor / Autoria.com
2001. Primeiro lugar: Concurso Nacional de Redação de Roteiros de televisão, Rede Globo Melhor compilação de roteiros entre 3000 inscritos. Competição nacional para reescrever oito episódios da série de televisão "Os Maias".
Press
2018. Conferência na FLIP: Feira Literária de Parati
"Páginas Reveladas" com mediação de Rosane Svartman e participação de Mariana Luiza, Ananda Radhika e Milena Manfredini.
Ngongo Films
We are creative producers of artistic and educational projects that combine aesthetic excellence, social impact and communication potential. Based in Rio de Janeiro, our production company creates, develops and disseminates content for all media and screens.
Our works combine a commitment to promoting racial equity and combating racism with creativity and innovative language.
Ngongo
Countless legs entwine, creating a world through their own body. In Portuguese it is a millipede. In Kimbundu it is the world, surrounded by kalunga. So small and yet so vast that the entire ocean fits within it.