The Silence of Iron

Mariana de Melo was born and lives in Minas Gerais, Brazil. She studied Cinema at the Fluminense Federal University and works in the Brazilian film industry as a producer, director, assistant director, and researcher. She has worked on more than 20 projects, including shorts, feature-length films, and series, many of which have been featured in film festivals around the world, such as the Sundance Film Festival, the Academy Awards, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, among others.