
Directing
Anita Monteiro
Born
2007-06-01 (19)
Place of birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Anita Monteiro (b. 2007) is a Brazilian filmmaker and photographer based in Montreal, Quebec. Their work explores absurd intimacy through surreal, constructed worlds. A Toronto International Film Festival Next Wave alumnus, Anita's films have screened internationally at festivals including 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 th…
Known for
NRThe teenage aspiration for independence crashes like an aggressive wave of loneliness. Some drown. In a century where the normal has been transformed into hiding behind lenses, Caio does not learn how to express his feelings, which ends up costing him his life. Only then, the space to explore the boy's suffering appear. Marisol, Elena, and Artur cope with the loss of Caio in different ways. The Brazilian independent film, created by two teenagers, offers a profound reflection on the fragility of existence, the risks of isolation, the power of hope, and the importance of unbreakable bonds formed in moments of shared pain.
Caio
2024
NR“Teeth Don’t Have Sex” follows Nana, a horny-teenage girl who is exploring the online world and ends up matching with a woman with the head of a tooth. The story develops as they create a romantic and sexual connection, but one that may rot the core.
TEETH DONT HAVE SEX
2026
Behind the camera
NRThe teenage aspiration for independence crashes like an aggressive wave of loneliness. Some drown. In a century where the normal has been transformed into hiding behind lenses, Caio does not learn how to express his feelings, which ends up costing him his life. Only then, the space to explore the boy's suffering appear. Marisol, Elena, and Artur cope with the loss of Caio in different ways. The Brazilian independent film, created by two teenagers, offers a profound reflection on the fragility of existence, the risks of isolation, the power of hope, and the importance of unbreakable bonds formed in moments of shared pain.
Caio
2024
NRThe teenage aspiration for independence crashes like an aggressive wave of loneliness. Some drown. In a century where the normal has been transformed into hiding behind lenses, Caio does not learn how to express his feelings, which ends up costing him his life. Only then, the space to explore the boy's suffering appear. Marisol, Elena, and Artur cope with the loss of Caio in different ways. The Brazilian independent film, created by two teenagers, offers a profound reflection on the fragility of existence, the risks of isolation, the power of hope, and the importance of unbreakable bonds formed in moments of shared pain.
Caio
2024
NR“Teeth Don’t Have Sex” follows Nana, a horny-teenage girl who is exploring the online world and ends up matching with a woman with the head of a tooth. The story develops as they create a romantic and sexual connection, but one that may rot the core.
TEETH DONT HAVE SEX
2026
NR“Teeth Don’t Have Sex” follows Nana, a horny-teenage girl who is exploring the online world and ends up matching with a woman with the head of a tooth. The story develops as they create a romantic and sexual connection, but one that may rot the core.
TEETH DONT HAVE SEX
2026
