Brenda Akele Jorde became interested in documentary film while studying Media Studies at the University of Potsdam. Her final project was the short portrait film Va-Bene, which was screened at festivals worldwide and encouraged her to pursue a career as a documentary filmmaker. From 2018- 2022, she studied documentary directing (MA) at Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf and shot A Way of Breathing (2020) in Iran and Stick of Joy (2020) in Berlin. Her previous films deal with self-empowerment through art, queerness or the effects of migration on the individual.

The Homes We Carry is her documentary debut and final project at the university. Brenda also works at film festivals in Berlin and as a circus educator in social institutions.