Anita Rocha da Silveira
Still: MedusaBorn 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 doctrines.
128'
Brazil
IFFR 2022
Medusa
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET
128'
Brazil
P&I Selection 2022
Medusa
100'
Brazil