Joana Bernardo
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Joana Bernardo.
Born: October 21, 2000
Place of Birth: Portugal
Known For
The Architect
Portugal, 90s. The famous architect Tomé Serpa lives between professional success and a secret life of sexual relations filmed without the consent of the participants. Married and a father, he maintains a relationship with Carolina, an actress that believes to be his only lover. When she discovers the truth, she allies herself with Elsa to take revenge before the inauguration of his major project.
The Bride
A European teenager ran away from home to marry a Daesh fighter. She became a bride of the Jihad. Three years later, her life has dramatically changed. She is living in an Iraqi prison camp. Now she has two children to take care of and is pregnant again. She is a 20-year-old widow and soon will be put on trial in the Iraqi courts. What have the experiences of war and brainwashing done to her?
Easter
Autobiographical documentary about an Easter vacation spent by the Ruivo’s family in the country town of Castelo de Vide, where the resurrection of Christ is traditionally celebrated with a “rattle” with a pagan resonance.
Flying Carpet
Ricardo is a teenager searching for a way out of a ruthless reality that traps him and everyone around him, preventing them from reaching for the stars.
To God’s Will
Maria Rita is in charge of keeping in with Our Lady Holy Mary’s altar, replacing its candles and flowers. She breaks the statue by accident. Fearing getting caught, she throws the broken pieces into a nearby well. The next day, the inhabitants of the village gather to look for the statue, following the path that Maria Rita has taken the night before.
Topic for A Short Film
Based on Nina's final monologue from the play "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov, this short film explores the relationship between a young actress with her job, her boyfriend, with the text and, especially, with herself. What really matters when we are acting? Or in a relationship? Or in the way we perceive ourselves?
Memórias do Cárcere
Accused of adultery, Ana Augusta Plácido and Camilo Castelo Branco were imprisoned for more than a year in the Porto Prison, she in June 1860, he in October of the same year, after an adventurous escape from justice through the lands of the North.
Filmography
as Jacinta Cândida
as Leonor Serpa
as Maria Rita
as Diana
as Umm