Anaiis Cisco is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and a recipient of a 2018 Princess Grace Award (Louis B. Srynik Film Award). She is completing an MFA in Cinema at San Francisco State University, focusing on the experiences of underrepresented, racial, ethnic, queer, and gendered “minorities” in the United States. Her short film, Breathless (2017), inspired by… Continue reading Director Biography – Anaiis Cisco (GYRL)
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Director Biography – Eliciana Nascimento (NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD)
Eliciana Nascimento is an award-winning filmmaker and assistant professor in the School of Film, Dance and Theatre at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University. Her short film, “The Summer of Gods,” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 and received several awards from a variety of international film festivals.… Continue reading Director Biography – Eliciana Nascimento (NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD)
Director Biography – Cristina Grosan (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Cristina is a 30 year old Romanian-Hungarian visual artist splitting her time between writing/directing her own fiction films and passionately designing for different clients around Europe, with a focus on branding. Cristina has just finished her new fiction short “Work in Progress”, while her previous film “Holiday at the Seaside” which has toured the world… Continue reading Director Biography – Cristina Grosan (WORK IN PROGRESS)
Director Biography – Hayley Thom (TONY MCCLEAN NEPAL TRUST)
True woman of the world, multi-disciplined director Hayley Thom has seen her fair share of the globe. She’s traversed the humanitarian and corporate sectors, from spanning New Zealand’s length to shooting in Buenos Aires, Shanghai, India, Nepal, South Africa and Bangladesh. Hayley is passionate about being able to tell stories on behalf of those who… Continue reading Director Biography – Hayley Thom (TONY MCCLEAN NEPAL TRUST)
Director Biography – Almudena Toral, Andrea Patiño Contreras (America First: The legacy of an immigration raid)
Almudena Toral is a Spanish visual journalist and filmmaker currently based in Miami. She heads the feature video team at Univision News Digital. Her work has also been published by The New York Times, TIME, The Guardian, AlJazeera, VICE, Huffington Post, Marie Claire, Canal+ and other outlets. Prior to joining Univision, she taught video storytelling… Continue reading Director Biography – Almudena Toral, Andrea Patiño Contreras (America First: The legacy of an immigration raid)
Director Biography – Yimin Gu (ENGLISH LESSONS)
Yimin Gu is an aspiring filmmaker pursuing an MFA degree at Loyola Marymount University. Born in Shanghai, studied in Hong Kong, and now based in LA, Yimin Gu is a young female director passionate about cultural communication and women’s narratives. She has a firm belief that we share common humanity, even though it comes in… Continue reading Director Biography – Yimin Gu (ENGLISH LESSONS)
Director Biography – Jingyi Wang (SUNSET GLORY)
Director, Writer, Videographer. Graduated from Nanjing University majored in Chinese Literature and Syracuse University majored in Television, Radio, and Film. Always trying to explore the current under the calm surface of life.
Director Biography – Julie Lipson (THE RIVER)
Julie Lipson is a screenwriter who grew up in Nevada City and now lives in LA, who has never directed her own work until… THE RIVER. In 2017, Julie sold a television series called Excess to Universal Cable Productions and E! Network. She also recently sold a series to Super Deluxe, based on the New… Continue reading Director Biography – Julie Lipson (THE RIVER)
Director Biography – Marina Ziolkowski (BUT YOU LOOK SO GOOD)
Fille et petite-fille de scénaristes américains, Marina Ziolkowski apprend très tôt à raconter des histoires puis étudie pendant cinq ans dans les meilleures écoles d’art dramatique de Paris. Elle réalise des vidéos expérimentales et fait partie de la sélection EROIN 2014 dédiée aux réalisatrices françaises émergentes. Partie vivre à Los Angeles pendant deux ans, Marina… Continue reading Director Biography – Marina Ziolkowski (BUT YOU LOOK SO GOOD)
Director Biography – Michelle Morgan (MI MADRE, MY FATHER)
Michelle Morgan has grown up on film sets. As a teenager she worked with her older sister, television and commercial director Wendy Morgan, as an assistant, wardrobe stylist and performer. Over the 11 seasons she has starred on Heartland (CBC), Michelle has shadowed numerous directors such as Bruce McDondald, Dean Bennet and Rachel Leiterman. In… Continue reading Director Biography – Michelle Morgan (MI MADRE, MY FATHER)
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