Post-Graduation in Multimedia Arts at Fine Arts University of Lisbon. She studied Architecture and Cinema in Lisbon. / Film projects: "Our Skin" (2022) Mina (2021); Zenith (2020); 211 Avenue (2018); Catherine or 1786 (2017); Travel Shot (2015) ; Madame (2013); The Crane and The Glass (2013); MUDE (2009) trilogy. / Documentaries: The Gesture (2019) ; Jungle Red (2018); Courage of Lassie (2009) ; making of for Too many Daddies, Mommies and Babies (2009).

In 2011, she was awarded an international internship - INOV-Art in Cinema, where she was part of the Forumdoc.bh team - 15th Festival of documentary and ethnographic film in Belo Horizonte. Later and due to her experience in Brazil, she debuted as an actress in the feature film "Where i grow old" (2015), by Marília Rocha. A big winner at the 49th Brasília Cinema Festival - best actress award. She also collaborated as an actress in the film installation "Bi" (2019), by Emilly Wardill for the "Night for Day" exhibition, Secession, Vienna and in the series "Oilgarve: against oil in Portugal" (2016), by Inhabitants.

Currently she is in post-production of her first short film “The valley of doubts”.

SITE: http://www.franciscamanuel.com