Maria Clara Pessoa - Generative Artist | Screenwriter | Futurist 

This year, I received both an invitation and a scholarship, and I am now part of the AI Research Team at Mars College, California, led by Gene Kogan, recognized as one of the most influential trailblazers at the intersection of AI and art.

 

My journey began in improvisational theater at 14 when I discovered my passion for crafting stories and building worlds. 

 

From Cinema University to six years working in the editing rooms of well-known production companies such as Conspiração, and L.C. Barreto, I learned how to weave takes and cuts into audiovisual stories and became fluent in troubleshooting.

 

Working with screenwriting since 2016, I have written several documentaries and collaborated on major projects such as “The Mechanism”, Netflix’s first original production in Brazil, and “Babenco – Tell Me When I Die”, Brazil’s submission for the 2021 Oscars.

 

Research has always been my foundation, leading me to the field of Foresight in 2019. Since then, art has helped me unlock possible Futures, while Foresight offers me a framework for building universes rooted in societal change.

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Since 2023, I have combined AI, screenwriting, and Futures Studies into a unique artistic practice. Projects like Femmetopia and Alma Mater invite audiences to imagine worlds centered on femininity and nature - and they opened the doors of Web3 for me.