Monjardim is a Brazilian director and producer. Jayme Monjardim Matarazzo began his directing career in 1977 by making a television documentary about his mother, actress and singer Mays Matarazzo. In 1983, he directed the television series Braço de Ferro, after which he directed numerous tele-novelas for different Brazilian TV stations. His first feature film was Olga (2004), based on a true story about Olga Benário (1908-1942), a German Jew who was deported from Brazil to Germany during WWII. He still directs TV series and is currently working on his second feature film O tempo e o vento.