Raquel is a Brazilian-Canadian filmmaker living in Montreal. With a background in film post-production, she earned her degree in Film Animation at Concordia University in 2013. Since then, she has been working on independent films. Her latest work, the animated documentary short film Madeleine (2023) was selected to 40+ festivals (Hot Docs, Slamdance, Regard) and has won 11 awards, including Best Documentary Short at Edmonton International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award at Uppsala Short Film Festival, that made the film eligible for the Oscars.