Manoela is a lifelong cinephile, having grown up in projection rooms of her father's cinemas in Brazil. She later played a key role in helping him create the first international film festival of Brasília, FIC BRASÍLIA. She is a director, producer, writer, and performer who crafts cinematic ‘situations’ pushing absurdity, playfulness and raw emotion. Her approach has a live-oriented, theater-style quality, with striking visuals and an offbeat energy. The work is defined by its engagement, urgency, and intensity, tossing viewer comfort out the window, she’s all about the wild ride of ego death and self-doubt.
