Joana Magalhães

Movies

Myrtle
First Assistant Camera
Myrtle, a trailer park mom from Indiana, cooks dinner for her son. But something’s not quite right. This kitchen is anonymous, industrial, and Myrtle’s working to a deadline. As her composure unravels, it is realized that 21 grams is all that separates life from death.
The Portuguese Woman
Second Assistant Camera
North of Italy, the von Kettens dispute the forces of the Episcopate of Trent. Herr Ketten seeks marriage in a distant country, Portugal. After their honeymoon journey back home, Ketten leaves again for the war. Eleven years elapsed… Rumours are running about the presence of that 'foreigner' in the castle. Some say she's a heretic. Until one day, the Bishop of Trento ends up dying and, with the signature of peace, falls the background of von Ketten's life. Will the Portuguese win, where death seems to be moving in?
California
Second Assistant Camera
A young Chinese girl and her mother struggle to find a better life in Portugal, the 'West Coast of Europe'.