Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She is a filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who started her career in cinema as a director of the shorts “Messalina” (2004) and “Hóspedes” (2008). Cristiane directed the feature films “Mulher do Pai” (2016), presented at the Berlin International Film Festival and awarded at the 40th Mostra, and “The First Death of Joana” (2021), presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival.