director of photography
anna
mendes
anna is a brazilian cinematographer based in los angeles. her body of work ranges from advertising campaigns for companies like uber eats, twitter, and google to narrative films that have screened at notable film festivals.
her most recent narrative work, they come from the sky, screened at the american cinematheque's PROOF film festival and the new york latino film festival, presented by warner bros. discovery. it was also featured on the popular sci-fi DUST channel, garnering more than 200,000 views. ​​
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in 2023, she was selected from over 1,500 applicants as one of four cinematographers in color creative's find your people program. through the program, she worked as the cinematographer on the short film just one, which premiered at united talent agency with issa rae serving as executive producer.
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currently, anna is a fellow at the american film institute, where she is pursuing an MFA in cinematography. she is passionate about bringing the emotional core of stories to the screen and working closely with directors and crews to craft a distinct visual language that brings each story to life.