A renowned filmmaker, Laurence Ferreira Barbosa has directed five feature films: Les gens normaux n’ont rien d’exceptionnel, 1993 (featuring Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud...), nominated for best first film award at the 1994 César; J’ai horreur de l’amour (featuring Jeanne Balibar, Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Luc Moullet...), Youth Price at the Cannes Festiva in 1997, La vie moderne, 1999 (featuring Isabelle Huppert, Frédéric Pierrot, Lolita Chammah...); Ordo, 2004 (featuring  Roschdy Zem, Marie-José Croze, Marie-France Pisier...); Soit je meurs soit je vais mieux, 2008.

She is also a scriptwriter (with Cédric Khan : L’Ennui) and has directed several short films and television films (Paix et amour, 1994, Motus, 2001…).