Fernanda
A portrait of one of Brazil’s greatest actresses, centered on the one thing inseparable from her identity: her craft. The documentary follows Fernanda Montenegro through her most recent work while looking back at the past to trace the making of a great actress over the course of her career. Directed by Pedro Waddington, son of filmmaker Andrucha Waddington—Fernanda’s son-in-law—the film embraces their family relationship as part of its narrative, capturing intimate moments with the actress backstage and unveiling previously unseen footage of projects made together as a family.
Director:
Pedro Waddington
Writers:
Pedro Waddington, Carolina Albuquerque, Sérgio Mekler, Renata Catharino.
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Fernanda Montenegro as Self |
| Production | Andrucha Waddington | Producer |
| Production | Luísa Barbosa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Renata Brandão | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tania Pacheco | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Pedro Waddington | Director |
| Writing | Pedro Waddington | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carolina Albuquerque | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sérgio Mekler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Renata Catharino | Screenplay |
| Production | Renata Brandão | Producer |
| Production | Luísa Barbosa | Producer |
| Production | Andrucha Waddington | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marcello Coltro | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Pedro Waddington | Cinematography |
| Crew | João Faissal | Cinematography |
| Editing | Sérgio Mekler | Editor |
| Editing | Renata Catharino | Editor |
| Sound | Alessandro Laroca | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eduardo Virmond Lima | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Alessandro Laroca | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Eduardo Virmond Lima | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alessandro Laroca | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Eduardo Virmond Lima | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Domenico Lancellotti | Music |
| Sound | Bruno Di Lullo | Music |
| Sound | Eduardo Manso | Music |