Ivete Lucas

Ivete Lucas is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Austin, Texas. She was born in Brazil and grew up in Mexico, where she started her career with a grant from the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE). Her short films have premiered at Sundance, Berlin, Toronto and Cannes, gone on to win a Cinema Eye Honor and over thirty film festival awards. Her collection of short films has received distribution from Arte, The Atlantic, Topic and The Guardian. "Pahokee", her feature-length debut premiered in the documentary competition at Sundance and has played over fifty festivals worldwide. It received a theatrical release in both France and the US, and was broadcast on PBS. Her new film "Naked Gardens" is set to premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in the Documentary Competition.