Lady Jill

Directing

Lady Jill

Jill Gillespie, or Lady Jill, is a director, editor, and screenwriter, having worked in all stages of audiovisual production, from development to post-production. Goddaughter to Boca do Lixo muse Débora Munhyz and described by her as a "Mojican" filmmaker in memory of late horror master José Mojica Marins, she has a taste and sensitivity for exploring LGBTQ+ themes in genre stories, mainly horror, action, and comedy. She began her career writing for the YouTube channels "Pipocando" and "Bunka Pop" and from there, her trajectory includes the advertising agency Fósforo Filmes, the editing house Olho de Coruja, and Japanese-Brazilian distributor and production company Sato Company. Currently, she works as a Post-Producer at the renowned distributor and production company Vitrine Filmes, and is involved in parallel audiovisual projects with the production company TRANSCODED Filmes and other independent production companies, having directed the short films WAKASHU and ANGEL'S FIG, and co-directed the feature film TALES OF A WANDERING CITY GIRL. Recognized for the strong influence of Asian cinema and video games in her work, Jill's visually maximalist style is frequently compared to charged filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma and Nicolas Winding Refn, and she has been affectionately nicknamed by her audience as the "Brazilian Meiko Kaji". Her feature film screenplay ALL DOLLS GO TO HEAVEN received an Honorable Mention at the CABÍRIA SCREENPLAY AWARD 2025 in its very first draft.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Wakashu poster
10.0

A group of men stalk a trans woman at night, unbeknownst to them that she's the master of a martial arts dojo, and is waiting for them.

Wakashu

2025

Wakashu poster
10.0

A group of men stalk a trans woman at night, unbeknownst to them that she's the master of a martial arts dojo, and is waiting for them.

Wakashu

2025

Wakashu poster
10.0

A group of men stalk a trans woman at night, unbeknownst to them that she's the master of a martial arts dojo, and is waiting for them.

Wakashu

2025

Tales of a Wandering City Girl poster
NR

Eloíse is an immortal woman who wanders the streets of São Paulo registering everyday life when she finds Lola, a 26 year old photographer who's confused about her future. Together they'll find in each other a way to face the burdens of life.

Tales of a Wandering City Girl

2026

Musume poster
NR

Kiyoko, a trans woman, returns to the house where she grew up after years with the decision to reunite with her mother, Izumi, a humble Japanese teacher. During that afternoon, the house becomes a magical place as they recover their memories, even though the mother can’t yet recognize her daughter.

Musume

2025

Will We Dance Tomorrow? poster
10.0

Kaira has a perfect first date with Agatha and wishes that day would never end. Afraid of the uncertainty of tomorrow, she finds herself trapped in a time loop of that very date — and now doesn't know how to escape.

Will We Dance Tomorrow?

2025

Will We Dance Tomorrow? poster
10.0

Kaira has a perfect first date with Agatha and wishes that day would never end. Afraid of the uncertainty of tomorrow, she finds herself trapped in a time loop of that very date — and now doesn't know how to escape.

Will We Dance Tomorrow?

2025

Will We Dance Tomorrow? poster
10.0

Kaira has a perfect first date with Agatha and wishes that day would never end. Afraid of the uncertainty of tomorrow, she finds herself trapped in a time loop of that very date — and now doesn't know how to escape.

Will We Dance Tomorrow?

2025

Dawn of the Lesbos poster
NR

Sweet and innocent Ana struggles against the dirty, perverted things in her dreams as she confronts the vampire who causes them.

Dawn of the Lesbos

2025

Dawn of the Lesbos poster
NR

Sweet and innocent Ana struggles against the dirty, perverted things in her dreams as she confronts the vampire who causes them.

Dawn of the Lesbos

2025

Dawn of the Lesbos poster
NR

Sweet and innocent Ana struggles against the dirty, perverted things in her dreams as she confronts the vampire who causes them.

Dawn of the Lesbos

2025

Angel's Fig poster
NR

Cecília, a depressed aspiring writer, comes home to spend the night with her dear friend Helena. But as she confesses her torment, her apartment becomes haunted and the two of them are preyed upon by a powerful Entity that traps them in a repeated cycle of pain.

Angel's Fig

2025

(Re)Born, a Self-Portrait poster
NR

A body dies, and a new one lives.

(Re)Born, a Self-Portrait

2025