Cris Lyra

Cris Lyra is 35 years old and is a director and cinematographer based in São Paulo, Brasil. She's worked as a cinematographer for short films, television series and 4 features: "Chão" (Landless), from Camila Freitas, which premiered at the 69th Berlinale (2019), "Lembro Mais Dos Corvos" (I Remember the Crows), from Gustavo Vinagre, best film at the 40th edition of Cinéma du Réel, 2018, and best film at IndieLisboa 2018, "Para'I", from Vinicius Toro, screened at Mannheim – Heidelberg Int Film Festival 2018, at FICG (Guadalajara) and Caratagena (competition). In 2015 she directed "Um Homem Satisfeito"(A Pleased Man) with Bruno Cucio. "Quebramar" (2019) is her second short film and it has won prizes in festivals in Brazil and abroad, including Best Documentary at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020.