Cris Lyra

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Biography

Cris Lyra is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in São Paulo, Brazil. She has worked as a cinematographer on short films, TV series, and four feature films: Chão (Landless) by Camila Freitas, which premiered at the 69th Berlinale (2019); Lembro Mais Dos Corvos (I Remember the Crows) by Gustavo Vinagre, winner of Best Film at the 40th Cinéma du Réel (2018) and IndieLisboa (2018); and Para'I by Vinicius Toro, screened at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (2018), FICG (Guadalajara), and Cartagena (in competition). In 2015, she directed Um Homem Satisfeito (A Happy Man) wit…