YERA DAHORA
Brooklyn
Summary
I’m a Brazilian filmmaker, and I worked as a casting assistant and assistant director in several Brazilian features as well as international features and shows shot in Brazil. I am about to graduate at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Intern
JV8INC
01.2022 - 04.2022
Park Chan-Wook’s The Sympathizer (HBO), and Nathan Fielder’s The Curse
Personal Assistant for the Cast
Netflix Show Conquest
09.2019 - 10.2019
Personal assistant for the foreigner cast. Show produced by Keanu Reaves
Casting Assistant
Anna Luiza Paes (Brazilian Casting Director)
11.2019 - 04.2020
For Vera Egito's feature film A Batalha da Maria Antônia
Casting Assistant
Anna Luiza Paes (Brazilian Casting Director)
03.2014 - 09.2014
For feature film Reza a Lenda
Casting Assistant
Alessandra Tosi (Brazilian Casting Director)
11.2015 - 02.2016
FOX show A Prata da Casa
3rd Assistant Director
Netflix Show Sense 8
05.2015 - 06.2015
Episode shot in São Paulo, Brazil “Isolated above, connected below” directed by Lana Wachowski
Personal Assistant for the Cast
Feature Film Zoom
05.2014 - 06.2014
Personal assistant for Gael Garcia Bernal and Jason Priestley
Education
MFA - film directing
Feirstein/Brooklyn College
New York, USA2023
Bachelor - film
FAAP
São Paulo, Brazil2013
Skills
- Research
- Creative and Resourceful
- Attention to Detail
- Interpersonal and Social Skills
Accomplishments
- My first short as a director, Acts of Crisis (2019), was streamed at LABRFF and selected as a monthly award at the Reale Film Festival in Milan
- and I have published a few film articles on the website Hysteria
- I run a podcast in Brazil on film analysis with co-host Juliana Soares
Certification
- Screenwriting, Roteiraria - [2017]
- Episodic Lab Workshop, Joan Scheckel - 2018
- The History of Art, Rodrigo Naves - 2016
Languages
Portuguese
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Proficient
C2
Italian
Intermediate
B1
Spanish
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Intern
JV8INC
01.2022 - 04.2022
Casting Assistant
Anna Luiza Paes (Brazilian Casting Director)
11.2019 - 04.2020
Personal Assistant for the Cast
Netflix Show Conquest
09.2019 - 10.2019
Casting Assistant
Alessandra Tosi (Brazilian Casting Director)
11.2015 - 02.2016
3rd Assistant Director
Netflix Show Sense 8
05.2015 - 06.2015
Personal Assistant for the Cast
Feature Film Zoom
05.2014 - 06.2014
Casting Assistant
Anna Luiza Paes (Brazilian Casting Director)
03.2014 - 09.2014
MFA - film directing
Feirstein/Brooklyn College
Bachelor - film
FAAP
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