Kamy Lara

Kamy Lara

Biography

Kamy Lara grew up in Luanda and studied audiovisual media and multimedia at the Escola Superior de Comunicação Social (ESCS) in Lisbon. In 2010, she returned to Angola and joined “Geração 80” for the project ANGOLA – NOS TRILHOS DA INDEPENDÊNCIA. She directed all five of the project’s films. She also collaborated with Fradique to co-direct SÃO NICOLAU – ELES NÃO ESQUECERAM and ANGOLA – NOS TRILHOS DA INDEPENDÊNCIA, and was the sole director of MULHERES DE ARMAS. In 2019, she made her first feature, PARA LÁ DOS MEUS PASSOS, which was shown at the 2021 Afrika Film Festival Köln. She was the assistant director for NOSSA SENHORA DA LOJA DO CHINÊS.

 

Filmography

Independência (2015): Editing, Camera

PARA LÁ DOS MEUS PASSOS (BEYOND MY STEPS) (2019): Direction