Mariana Macedo

Mariana is a visual artist and filmmaker. Her work addresses issues of identity and belonging. She is the creator of the Linha de Cor project and the exhibition Constituinte do Brasil Possível. Her directorial work includes the immersive installation Redemption (2023, IDFA), the documentary series Enigma da Energia Escura (2021, Globoplay), and the short film Baobab’s Bark (2017, BIFF). She holds a degree in Screenwriting from the New York Film Academy (2008, NYC) and in Editing from the Darcy Ribeiro Film School (2018, BR). Mariana is a member of APAN – the Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (BR) – and AAWIC – African American Women in Cinema (USA).

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About O coração é um vórtice orientado / The heart is a directed vortex

Following the course of a river as a metaphor for Black existence in Brazil, this essay-documentary intertwines letters from a Black woman to her partner, mapping fears and desires of those who struggle to exist and belong in a country that straightens rivers, bodies, and destinies,yet never contains their waters.