Born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1982. She made short films screened and awarded at film festivals around the world, such as L (2011), which received a special mention at Berlinale. Thais also wrote the screenplay of the movie A Cidade Onde Envelheço (2016), by Marília Rocha, and for the television series Terrores Urbanos and Onisciente. The Joy of Things is her debut in feature films direction.