directors
monique gardenberg
She was born in Salvador, Bahia and moved to Rio in 1975. In 1982, along with sister Sylvia Gardenberg, founded Dueto Productions, a pioneer company in creating historical cultural events such as the Free Jazz Festival, Carlton Dance Festival, Carlton Arts, Tim Festival. In 1989, she studied film at the New York University, directing her first short, Day 67, and the second short Nightly Diary. Her firsts feature films, Jenipapo and Benjamin, were part of the official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and Rotterdam Film Festival. She directed the feature film Ó Paí Ó, which became a TV Globo`s series. She has just released Paradise Lost.
Filmography
[2018] Paraíso Perdido
[2007] Ó Paí, Ó
[2003] Benjamim
[1995] Jenipapo
[1990] Diário Noturno