Diretores

Director, screenwriter, and founder of Oxalá Produções, a company focused on portraying the experience and culture of the Afro-Brazilian and diasporic community in Brazil. She holds a degree in Radio and TV from Centro Universitário Belas Artes, with a specialization in Audiovisual Screenwriting from Senac. She directed, among others, the short films "Fábula de Vó Ita" (2016) and "Okán Mímó" (2017), the music documentary "Memórias de um Corpo no Mundo" (2018), and the series "Cartas de Maio" (2018) and "Ancestralidades" (2023), as well as music videos for Luedji Luna. Her first feature film, "Chico Rei entre Nós" (2020, 44th Mostra), received an Honorable Mention from the jury and the Audience Award for Best Brazilian Documentary at the Mostra. "She is Almost Family" is her second feature film. Joyce Prado passed away in São Paulo in December 2025.