Raquel is a Canadian-Brazilian filmmaker based in Montreal. With a background in film post-production, she earned a degree in Film Animation from Concordia University in 2013. Since then, she has been working on independent films. Her latest project, the animated documentary short film Madeleine (2023), has been selected in numerous festivals such as Hot Docs, Slamdance, and Regard, and has won 11 awards, including Best Documentary Short Film at the Edmonton International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Uppsala Short Film Festival, making the film eligible for the Oscars race.