Gabriela Nemésio Nobre is a director from Portugal, Lisbon. From a young age, she showed a high interest in the arts field, most specifically in filmmaking. She graduated from the Artistic High School António Arroio with a degree in Graphic Design and followed her training in History of Arts with a BA degree from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. During her years in university, she took extra classes in History of Film, Practical Filmmaking and Colonial History, which would prove to have an impact when developing her fictional scripts.

She interned in the National Museum of Fashion, where she catalogued historical pieces and organized the archives of the museum. This was extremely important to develop her skills as a production designer and training her eye on how clothes can express what the dialogue should not. From very early on she decided to build up her skills on the art scene before enrolling in a film school, that way she could have the foundations to better understand and explore a complex field such as filmmaking. During her weekends and holidays, she volunteered at different NGOs and did fieldwork in missions in Senegal, where she helped develop a centre for seamstresses; in Brazil, working in the slums educating children on sexual education; and in Portugal giving workshops at a social centre on personal presentation and grooming when going to work interviews.

Her next project, which she is currently working on, will explore the issues of the Portuguese colonies, the sexism and racism involved and will be shot, both visually and audibly, with the equipment available at the time when these events took place.