Letters for Peace is co-directed by Mariana Reade, Thays Acaiabe, and Patrick Zeiger. Mariana Reade has created and directed socially impactful documentaries such as Ponto Forte (2009) and Farto de Solidão (2007). Patrick Zeiger is the director and editor of Acabou a Copa (2015), which won the award for best editing at the 12MFF Festival, and Universidade Tabuleiro (2019), selected for the Freeman Film Festival. Thays Acaiabe makes her debut as a director and screenwriter with the short film Cartas pela Paz.