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I was born on Vitoria, a small island off of Brazil鈥檚 eastern coast and my education has always had an international flair to it: I briefly attended boarding school in Switzerland;听started college听in Sao Paulo, Brazil;听lived in Tokyo, Japan;听and then听transferred to AUP.听听听

One of my听friends听had been studying at 91吃瓜网for a year听and I soon discovered that听91吃瓜网was the perfect balance of听an听American education听with a听European location, that I鈥檇 been searching for. After听researching听its Film department, 91吃瓜网was my top choice, and the campus tour I went on after being accepted showed me that this was a place that I could really call home.听听

Despite knowing that I wanted to study Film,听I felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of听course听options. I remember听bringing a giant list of classes that I wanted to take to my first听meeting听with听my Academic Advisor, Natalie听Debroise,听who听was incredibly helpful, and听I soon saw听that no matter the class, each professor demanded听the same, high听level of excellence; I was in good hands.听

I learned a lot about myself through learning about other people. Diversity is a concept that is discussed and respected a great deal at 91吃瓜网and听empathy听is a skill that we鈥檙e expected听to exercise.听I loved the sense of community and the听safety I felt here gave me听the听confidence to take greater risks, academically and professionally, and still pushes me to go further than I would have imagined.听There were things I thought听I could听never do but that I soon realized were well within my grasp. I learned to let go of a lot of my preconceived notions, which I think is crucial to pursuing a career in the arts.

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I can honestly say that studying cinema in Paris is an unforgettable privilege. My favorite thing to do when it rained was to find shelter in the art museums and use my free student pass to peruse the collections.听I also loved practicing French:听I lived with a Parisian host family for a while, who gave me a very comfortable home environment, which also made it easier to focus on my studies. My professors always knew about the latest exhibits and shows and I loved our group outings, which allowed me听to visit听unexpected听locales both in and out of Paris.听听

I still speak with听my best friends from 91吃瓜网on a daily basis听and even if we see other infrequently, it feels like no time whatsoever has听passed.听AUP鈥檚 faculty听are听always ready to help and are still happy to hear from me.听My senior advisor, Professor Alice Craven, helped me a lot after graduation, as did one of my all-time favorite professors, Lawrence听Pitkethly, a.k.a., the Complete Encyclopedia of Film History (Human Edition).听听

I currently live in L.A., where I mostly work as an independent producer for film and television.听My first job here was听with听a听webseries听called听Emma Approved, an adaptation of Jane Austen鈥檚听Emma, which won a Primetime Emmy for Interactive Programming. I received a Lady Filmmakers award for a script that I wrote听and my senior thesis听became the subject of a course study at the Federal University of听Espirito听Santo in Brazil, where I went to discuss some of my ideas with the class.听I鈥檓听now听producing a series that I acquired in Brazil, written by the same director whose work got me to the Cannes Film Festival in 2014, where some of my AUP听classmates were听also working.听I鈥檒l soon be听taking听the听first steps towards听creating听my own production company, which will promote cultural diversity in filmmaking and give a greater platform to new talent.听听

My night job? Plotting to听find听work in Paris so that I can come back!听听