Cris Lyra
Cris Lyra is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in São Paulo, Brazil.
She has worked as a cinematographer on short films, TV series, and four feature films: Chão (Landless) by Camila Freitas, which premiered at the 69th Berlinale (2019); Lembro Mais Dos Corvos (I Remember the Crows) by Gustavo Vinagre, winner of Best Film at the 40th Cinéma du Réel (2018) and IndieLisboa (2018); and Para'I by Vinicius Toro, screened at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (2018), FICG (Guadalajara), and Cartagena (in competition).
In 2015, she directed Um Homem Satisfeito (A Happy Man) with Bruno Cucio. Quebramar (2019) is her second short film; it won awards at festivals in Brazil and abroad, including Best Documentary at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020.
Filme (19)

The Gentle Ghosts
2026 · Director of Photography

Senhoritas
2024 · Director of Photography

Cidade; Campo
2024 · Director of Photography

Like the First Time
2022 · Director

Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter
2022 · Director of Photography

Alice dos Anjos
2021 · Director of Photography

Abominável
2021 · Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director

A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here
2021 · Director of Photography

Hear Me
2020 · Writer, Producer, Director

Between
2019 · Cinematography

Resplendor
2019 · Cinematography

Landless
2019 · Director of Photography

Breakwater
2019 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Tea for Two
2018 · Director of Photography

Para'í
2018 · Director of Photography

I Remember the Crows
2018 · Director of Photography

Sweet Heart
2017 · Director of Photography

Who Killed Eloá?
2015 · Director of Photography

Amora
· Director of Photography
