Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1985, she graduated in cinema from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio). Anita made short films like "Handball" (2010), which won the FIPRESCI Award at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival, and "The Living Dead" (2012), presented at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Her first feature, "Kill me Please" (2015), was screened at the Orizzonti section at Venice International Film Festival and at the 39th Mostra. "Medusa" is her second feature film.