Anita Monteiro

Anita Monteiro (b. 2007) is a Brazilian filmmaker and photographer based in Montreal, Quebec. Working across photography and cinema, their practice explores intimacy, desire, discomfort, and the absurd through surreal constructed worlds that blend laughs and cries. A TIFF Next Wave alumnus, Anita's work has screened internationally at festivals including the Fantasia International Film Festival, Toronto Youth Shorts and Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival. Their short film TEETH DON'T HAVE SEX received the Prix Coup de Cœur du Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and was selected to represent Concordia University at the Pan-Canadian Student Film Meetings (RCPÉ) as a first-year student. Anita is currently pursuing a BFA in Film Production at Concordia University and continues to develop weirder things with every project.