Rafaela Camelo is a film director and screenwriter from Brazil born in 1985. Her short film DESIRES OF THE FLESH was premiered at Sundance 2019 and won important recognitions as best film at Biarritz Amérique Latine and New Directors, New Films. In 2021, she was selected for Berlinale Talents Buenos Aires. She is developing her debut film BLOOD OF MY BLOOD with the support of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (France). The project was awarded at BAL-LAB (France), selected at Produire au Sud (France) and BrLab 2020 (Brazil). THE BEADS (codirected with Emanuel Lavor), is her third short.