In conversation with Melanie Pereira: Cinema for Women ‘For a cinema of respect’

Abstract

Interview by Inês Rebanda Coelho with Melanie Pereira (MP), a Portuguese-Luxembourg film director born in Luxembourg in 96', the daughter of Portuguese emigrant parents from Tondela. She currently lives in Porto, the city where she chose to study cinema and where she remains today. In her work as a director, she has explored key themes such as Portuguese migrations and human rights, mainly from a female perspective.