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30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Anita Rocha da Silveira

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Anita ROCHA DA SILVEIRA has written, directed and edited three short films: The Noon Vampire (2008), Handball (2010), winner of the FIPRESCI Award at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen), and The Living Dead (2012), Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Her first feature, Kill Me Please (2015), was screened in the Orizzonti section at Venice International Film Festival, New Directors/New Films and SXSW, among others. Medusa (2021) is her second feature film.

Filmography

The Noon Vampire (2008, short), Handball (2010, short), The Living Dead (2012, short), Kill Me Please (2015), Medusa (2021)

Anita Rocha da Silveira at IFFR

  • Medusa

    Neon-lit Brazilian thriller, that feels like a gruesome 80s video clip. Expect right-wing politics, toxic masculinity, mean girls, and religious doctr

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  • Medusa

    Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET



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