Marya Cohn
Faculty Chair, MFA in Film
Janicza Bravo
Visiting Faculty, MFA in Film [Extended Leave]
Profile
Janicza Bravo is a writer and director based in Los Angeles. Her background is in theater.
Her film work has screened at AFI, Carnegie Hall, SXSW, Sundance and Tribeca. Bravo’s feature film debut LEMON premiered at Sundance and was distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Her second feature, ZOLA, premiered in competition at Sundance and will be distributed by A24 and Sony International. A selection of her short films were acquired by Criterion. Variety named her a director to watch in 2020.
(Visiting Faculty teach for the MFA in Film Program on an ad hoc and irregular basis.)