Janicza Bravo

Janicza Bravo is an American costume designer, writer, and filmmaker.

Biography

Although she was born in New York City, Bravo lived in Panama at an army base until she was a teenager.^[1][2] She studied at New York University, where she focused on direction and set design.^[3] In 2014, she was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film."^[4] Bravo co-wrote her first feature, Lemon, with Brett Gelman,^[5] and after a somewhat turbulent pre-production process, it was picked up by Killer Films and Burn Later Productions.^[6][7] Bravo directed episode 9 ("Juneteenth") of the FX television show Atlanta.^[8]

Filmography

• 2017 Lemon (writer, director)
• 2016 Atlanta (director, 1 episode)
• 2016 Man Rots From the Head (writer, director)
• 2016 Hard World for Small Things (writer, director)
• 2015 Woman of the Year (director)
• 2014 Pauline Alone (writer, director)
• 2013 Gregory Go Boom (writer, director)
• 2011 Eat (writer, director)^[9]

References

1. Rizov, Vadim. "Janicza Bravo | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
2. "Through Our Eyes: Female Filmmakers Tell All | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
3. Rizov, Vadim. "Janicza Bravo | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
4. Rizov, Vadim. "Janicza Bravo | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
5. Hipes, Patrick (2016-08-17). "Brett Gelman-Starring Indie 'Lemon' Wraps; Janicza Bravo's Feature Directorial Debut". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
6. Rizov, Vadim. "Janicza Bravo | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
7. McNary, Dave (2016-08-17). "Michael Cera, Brett Gelman Starring in Dark Comedy 'Lemon'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
8. Radio, Southern California Public (2016-11-01). "From VR to 'Atlanta': Director Janicza Bravo is on the rise". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
9. "Janicza Bravo". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-11-06.