Alexandra Maranini is a 22-year-old Brazilian filmmaker from São Paulo whose work focuses on psychological horror and the exploration of the human experience through emotionally driven storytelling. A graduate of the Cinema and Audiovisual program at Belas Artes University, she has developed a distinctive authorial voice that blends social realism, symbolism, and unsettling atmospheres to explore themes such as trauma, vulnerability, and memory. Her career includes directing the music video Pretas na Rua (2022), writing the short film Segunda Camada (2023), and handling post-production for the documentary Santo (2023), which examines the influence of funk music on Brazil's peripheral communities. In 2024, she worked as Assistant Director and Sound Designer on the short film Ícarus, which received the Best Original Score award at the 4th Belas Artes Film Festival.