About
My name is Mariana Jorge and I am a self-taught visual arts creative from
Sao Paulo, Brazil. My tenacity pushed me to start my career at a very
early age and by the time I was 19-years old I had already won my first
MTV Award for best music video as a director, one of many awards to
come. That same year, I went to Rockport Film School in Maine for a DP
master class in feature film advanced cinematography. After that I worked
as an assistant to Adriano Goldman (The Crown) and Cesar Charlonne (City of God). I have worked with artists from the
Brazilian ghetto for decades.
In the past years I shot a few commercials, music videos (the last one just
won an award in France, India, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, Turkey,
and USA in 2022), web shows and have been working independently to
create connections between the U.S. and South America in the film and
music industry. I’ve recently worked on “Blue Carbon”, a documentary on
the environment for CNN Brazil and the United States.
My biggest strength is strategy, creating solutions and teamwork. I have double citizenship: brazilian and american. I speak fluent English, Portuguese, moderate Spanish, Italian, and some French, enough to impress a book club.
Please see attached letters from people I've worked with:
My biggest strength is strategy, creating solutions and teamwork. I have double citizenship: brazilian and american. I speak fluent English, Portuguese, moderate Spanish, Italian, and some French, enough to impress a book club.
Please see attached letters from people I've worked with:
"I have seen my friend Mariana Jorge practicing and
developing her delightful work for many years. She is
a marvelously wonderful person and a wonderfully
marvelous artist."
Wes Anderson, Film Director
"To whom it may concern,
I have been working as a music supervisor for film and tv for thirty
years.
I have had the good fortune to work with some of the most visionary filmmakers of this era, including Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Kathryn Bigelow and David Fincher.
My admiration for directors is unbound.
I have gotten to know and work with Mariana Jorge many times in the last 15 years. She always impresses me with both her visual sense and her sensitivity to story.
I have long marveled at the videos and short films she has made and have no doubt that she will create impactful long form content.
I couldn’t recommend her more highly. She is a great person and will have no issues enlisting collaborators, finding stories, and rewarding the world with her artistry.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Best."
I have had the good fortune to work with some of the most visionary filmmakers of this era, including Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Kathryn Bigelow and David Fincher.
My admiration for directors is unbound.
I have gotten to know and work with Mariana Jorge many times in the last 15 years. She always impresses me with both her visual sense and her sensitivity to story.
I have long marveled at the videos and short films she has made and have no doubt that she will create impactful long form content.
I couldn’t recommend her more highly. She is a great person and will have no issues enlisting collaborators, finding stories, and rewarding the world with her artistry.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Best."
Randall Poster, Music Supervisor
"I’ve been following Mariana Jorge’s work for some
time now and believe she’s a deeply talented
filmmaker and visual artist. The music videos she’s
made, including one with Bill Murray, show just a hint
of what she can do. She and I have talked about
novels, movies, storytelling, music and acting and it’s
really precisely that interdisciplinary feel that makes
directors great. Very much hope you include her in
your program, she will make you proud!"
Barry Mendel, Film Producer
"Mariana Jorge was my assistant for some years in
her 20s. She was a hard worker and very talented,
I could see a big potential in her, the strong
Brazilian cultural influence transpires in everything
she does in a very unique way. She
started doing her own work where she directed and
did the cinematography for every piece she filmed, a
very uncommon thing back in the days for a woman
in Brazil. She is now based in Los Angeles, I'm
based in London, but I've been keeping a close eye
on her steps and I wish she gets an opportunity to
develop her great skills and professionalism close to
home. I have worked with directors all over the world
such as Fernando Meirelles, Robert Redford and
Stephen Daldry in some great projects like 360, The
Company You Keep and The Crown and I strongly
believe Mariana's career could greatly collaborate
with our community."
Adriano Goldman ASC, BSC, ABC - Director of Photography
"Yesterday was one of the best experiences I can
remember! Thank you— your whole way of handling
the entire shoot has been like watching a Picasso
paint with human personalities, timing, and creative
energy. I don’t know how to thank you!"
Nicholas Brown, Film Director
