Margarida Cardoso started as a filmmaker in 1995, exploring subjects that cross her personal history and experiences, as well as prominent post-colonial issues in recent Portuguese history, such as the Portuguese revolution and the colonial war in Africa. Her filmography includes features Sita - The life and times of Sita Valles (IndieLisboa, 2022), Understory (IndieLisboa, 2019), Yvone Kane (Tallinn Black Nights, 2015), The Murmuring Coast (Veneza, 2004, IFFR, 2005), Kuxa Kanema - The Birth of Cinema (FIDMarseille, Cinéma du Réel, Visions du Réel, 2003) and the short Among Us (Locarno, 1999).
Filmography
Sita - The Life and Times of Sita Valles, 2022
Understory, 2019
Yvone Kane, 2014
Sempre Estivemos Aqui, 2014
Licínio de Azevedo, The Storyteller of Mozambique, 2010
A. de Montrond’s Life Code, 2008
Do Something, 2007
The Murmuring Coast, 2004
Kuxa Kanema, the Birth of Cinema, 2003
With Nearly Nothing, 2001
Christmas 71, 2000
Among Us, 1999
A Terra Vista das Nuvens - História do Cinema Português 86/98, 1998
Two Dragons, 1996
Films