>Born in Tomar, Portugal (1963) and grew up in Mozambique.
Studied Photography, Image and Audiovisual Communication at the António Arroio School of Arts, in Lisbon. Worked for several years in France and Portugal, as a photographer and assistant director. In 1995 she started directing her own films, exploring subjects which cross her personal history with prominent issues in recent Portuguese history, such as the colonial war in Africa, the revolution, and the post-colonialism years. The documentaries “Christmas 71” and “Kuxa Kanema -The Birth of Cinema “, and the feature films “The Murmuring Coast” and “Yvone Kane” are amongst her best known films, and all relate to her experience in colonial and post-colonial Portuguese Africa.
Her films were screened in many festivals, such as Rotterdam, Venice, and Locarno where she was awarded with “Leopard de Demain” in 1999.
In 2005, Margarida Cardoso received the title of Commander of the Order of Prince Henry for her contribution towards spreading Portuguese culture.
>Filmography
YVONE KANE feature film 117’ | 2014
PARTIR DO ZERO documentary 28′ | 2014
ATLAS short fiction 10′ | 2013
UNDER SCRUNITY documentary 90’ | 2013
LICÍNIO DE AZEVEDO, CHRONICLES FROM MOZAMBIQUE documentary 94’ | 2011
DE MONTROND`S LIFE CODE short fiction 10′ | 2008
DO SOMETHING documentary 57’ | 2007
THE BATTLE OF ALJUBARROTA short fiction 30′ | 2007
THE MURMURING COAST feature film 120’ | 2004
KUXA KANEMA, THE BIRTH OF CINEMA documentary 52’ | 2003
WITH NEARLY NOTHING co-direct with Carlos Barroco, documentary 63’ | 2001
CHRISTMAS 71 documentary 52’ | 2000
EARTH SEEN FROM THE CLOUDS documentary 58’ | 1999
AMONG US short fiction 20’ | 1998
TWO DRAGONS short Fiction 15’ | 1996
Yvone Kane 