Thais Guisasola

Biography

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 Best Director Award at the Cartagena International Film Festival in Colombia for her feature film The Whisper of the Jaguar, a bold genre-bending narrative filmed in the Brazilian Amazon. As a screenwr…