Directing

Thais Guisasola

Born June 18, 1987 · San Francisco, California, USA (age 39)

Thais Guisasola is a Brazilian-American director and screenwriter. Her work has been presented at Documenta 14 in Kassel, curated by Paul B. Preciado; the San Sebastián International Film Festival; the Locarno Film Festival; the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín; the BFI London Film Festival; the Queens Museum in New York; and other international venues and festivals. In 2018, Thais received the B…

Known For

Ney Behind the Masks

Ney Behind the Masks · 2026

Ney Behind the Masks

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Follows Ney Matogrosso as he prepares for the parade of Imperatriz Leopoldinense, transforming Carnival into a space for exploring identity, freedom, and mortality. Amid rehearsals and significant encounters, the film reveals an intimate side of Ney as he revisits the choices that have shaped his journey, prompting reflection on the masks we wear throughout our lives and the courage it takes to remain true to who we are.

Piaffe

MovieDramaFantasy

When her sibling Zara suffers a nervous breakdown, the introvert Eva is forced to take on Zara’s job as a Foley artist. She struggles to create sounds for a commercial featuring a horse, and then a horsetail starts growing out of her body. Empowered by her tail, she lures a botanist into an affair, through a game of submission. Piaffe is a visceral journey into control, gender, and artifice.

Agenda 2100

In the year 2100, on a planet devastated by environmental collapse and ruled by a totalitarian regime, Gaia — a young member of the resistance — risks everything to change the course of history. When a rare solar storm creates a fleeting opportunity to transmit data into the past, Gaia and a small resistance group send a message to 2020 — a final warning and a final hope.

The Whisper of the Jaguar

The Whisper of the Jaguar · 2018

The Whisper of the Jaguar

An artist penetrates him/herself with a cob of transgenic corn in the middle of a field, unawares that death is near. His/her sister Ana, who has been following him/her with his/her ashes, embarks on a journey into the Amazon forest that will become a quest as spiritual as it is erotic.

Copa de Botão

Copa de Botão · 2014

MovieDocumentary

The film explores the different points of view of foreigners living in São Paulo. While competing in a button soccer championship, each character representing their national team, they debate with their opponents relevant issues about what it is like to live in Brazil as a foreigner. The differences and similarities with their home country, the relationship built with the city of São Paulo and, of course, each one's relationship with soccer and the World Cup.

Amora

In the city of Amora, four female couples of varying ages and backgrounds experience stories of love, desire, discovery, and courage.

Filmography

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Ney Behind the Masks

Ney Behind the Masks · 2026

Ney Behind the Masks

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Follows Ney Matogrosso as he prepares for the parade of Imperatriz Leopoldinense, transforming Carnival into a space for exploring identity, freedom, and mortality. Amid rehearsals and significant encounters, the film reveals an intimate side of Ney as he revisits the choices that have shaped his journey, prompting reflection on the masks we wear throughout our lives and the courage it takes to remain true to who we are.

Writer

Piaffe

MovieDramaFantasy

When her sibling Zara suffers a nervous breakdown, the introvert Eva is forced to take on Zara’s job as a Foley artist. She struggles to create sounds for a commercial featuring a horse, and then a horsetail starts growing out of her body. Empowered by her tail, she lures a botanist into an affair, through a game of submission. Piaffe is a visceral journey into control, gender, and artifice.

Screenplay

Agenda 2100

In the year 2100, on a planet devastated by environmental collapse and ruled by a totalitarian regime, Gaia — a young member of the resistance — risks everything to change the course of history. When a rare solar storm creates a fleeting opportunity to transmit data into the past, Gaia and a small resistance group send a message to 2020 — a final warning and a final hope.

Director

The Whisper of the Jaguar

The Whisper of the Jaguar · 2018

The Whisper of the Jaguar

An artist penetrates him/herself with a cob of transgenic corn in the middle of a field, unawares that death is near. His/her sister Ana, who has been following him/her with his/her ashes, embarks on a journey into the Amazon forest that will become a quest as spiritual as it is erotic.

Director

Copa de Botão

Copa de Botão · 2014

MovieDocumentary

The film explores the different points of view of foreigners living in São Paulo. While competing in a button soccer championship, each character representing their national team, they debate with their opponents relevant issues about what it is like to live in Brazil as a foreigner. The differences and similarities with their home country, the relationship built with the city of São Paulo and, of course, each one's relationship with soccer and the World Cup.

Assistant Director

Amora

In the city of Amora, four female couples of varying ages and backgrounds experience stories of love, desire, discovery, and courage.

Screenplay