Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1978 and lives and works between Rio de Janeiro and Paris. Louise Botkay is a visual artist and filmmaker. She graduated in Cinema from École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son (La Fémis) in 2006. Botkay makes photos and films using cell phone, video and Super 8, 16 mm and 35 mm film cameras, whose films she develops manually herself. Her works have been selected and awarded internationally.