Carla Nobre is an autodidact. Her career began at age 15 in photography and at age 23 in cinema. Her training includes courses, workshops and drama labs.
She worked with big film directors until she became a director in 2004.
Carla values beauty and realism in her films. Pioneered by using only natural light in her work, giving the movies an original atmosphere. Her films have rhythm and movement, because she believes that just like life, a movie must be alive. Her work has some quirks, which makes her an irreverent director.
Her first short film "Silvia" screened at the Short Film Corner in Cannes. She created and directed the documentary “Vozes” ("Voices"), which tells the story of four Brazilian singers, in the editing phase. She created, produced and directed the documentary feature film “Uma Família desse Planeta” ("A family from this Planet"), which follows the journey of a family in search of a sustainable life in Indonesia, which is nearing completion. She also created, produced and directed the web series “Os Vizinhos” ("The Neighbors"). She has now finished two short films, “Carla,” a work done through an unfinished film of her late father, and “Like Freaks,” a film that tells the story of two unpaid single friends lost in their many attempts to find love in times of "like" in New York City.
In photography, she held an individual exhibition “Ímpar”, at the Laura Alvim House of Culture, in Rio de Janeiro. The series explores the search for a subjective identity, transforming the reality itself and its time into doubt.
In advertising, she worked for major brands and agencies such as Adidas, P&G, Unilever, Pepsi, Netflix, GM and Honda. 
Naturalism and spontaneity are the essence of her work.