ANA COSTA RIBEIRO. Independent artist, filmmaker and writer. PhD in Contemporary Art and Culture from UERJ, Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from San Francisco State University and Bachelor in Social Communication from UFRJ. Was a resident artist at Lab Verde (Art and Ecology Immersion Program/ Amazon), at Lab Cinema Expandido (Video Installation Lab/ Museum of Modern Art – Rio) and at Walden (Documentary Creation Residency/ Uruguay); and held two solo exhibitions: HOME IS WHEN WE COME BACK (Ateliê da Imagem Gallery) and BEYOND THE FUSION POINT (Espaço Vazio/ Largo das Artes Gallery). As a director, made seven short films, including ARPOADOR, and five documentary series, including EDUCATION AND SOCIETY IN BRAZIL. Has worked as an editor for over 20 years, having collaborated with several artists and filmmakers on video installations and documentary films. In 2023, completed her first feature film as a director: THERMODIELECTRIC, about a natural phenomenon discovered by her grandfather, an experimental physicist. The film had its national premiere at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival and its international premiere at IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam; and was released in cinemas in Brazil in 2024. In the same year, launched the three-channel video installation TERRAL, about a wind in Rio de Janeiro. The piece was released at the collective exhibition Rio de Janeiro: Phantoms, Masks and Territories. In 2025, published her first book: UNTIL WHEN CAN WE GET CLOSE TO THE LIGHT? At the moment, develops a new video installation project and teaches film and photography at the Social Communication School of UFRJ.
