Cláudia Moreira is a Portuguese PhD student at the University of Kent, having moved to the UK in September 2021. She completed her BA and MA in Cinema at the University of Beira Interior in Portugal and worked as a drama and history teacher before relocating. She has worked as an assistant lecturer at the University of Kent and a GTA at City St. George, University of London. Her research focuses on the Political Economy of Film and she is currently intermitting to be able to represent and advocate for students as the Vice President for Postgraduate and International Experience at Kent Students’ Union.