Thalys Maia
Crew
Biography
Thalys Maia is a Director, Photographer, Filmmaker in training and student at the UFRJ Escola de Comunicação. In addition to being an audiovisual producer, he is the Director of the short horror film "The Other Face". He works as Events Director and Audiovisual Producer at the academic center, where he combines advertising and cinema to promote events in a creative way. Documentarian at the Educational Video Laboratory at UFRJ, Thalys shares a passion for everything involving the audiovisual world, exploring different genres and formats. His work moves between documentary, fiction, comedy and horror, always focusing on telling stories that leave a mark.
Known For
A doctor mistaken for a thief. A cleaning lady treated like a slave. A mother who lost a son killed by the police. What do they have in common? Their skin color. A documentary that unveils the structural racism rooted in Brazilian society.
In My Skin
The movie tells the story of Isabela, a freshman at the Escola de Comunicação who, after the tragic suicide of Ana, a college friend, discovers a cursed mirror that was linked to the young woman's death. The curse now falls on Isabela, who begins to be tormented by increasingly disturbing hallucinations. Determined to escape this dark fate, she must find a way to break the spell before it's too late.