Joel
Cartaxo Anjos
Joel Cartaxo Anjos

About the Author

Background

Joel Cartaxo Anjos grew up in Portugal, before moving to Paris to study cinema. He graduated from the Master Professionnel Cinéma by the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 2019, he directed the short film "So far from Kabul", broadcast on France 3 and presented at several festivals. "Elle est partie ailleurs" is his most recent documentary project, winner of the Greek Rush 2021.

Developed Projects

Works Supported by Meditalents

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LabDoc 2021

Marina

Marina Gulbahari, famous actress in Afghanistan, is a political refugee in France. Traumatized by a childhood built on the pillars of violence, she decides to cross borders to find her mother in Iran. This journey, marked by landscapes, encounters and solitudes, will confront her with a physical and interior journey. The search for repair in the face of trauma, in a journey where among the shadows one searches for light: overcoming and surpassing one's own past.

From Script to Screen

Projects That Became Films

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