Janicza Bravo

Biography

Janicza Bravo is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter born on February 25, 1981, in New York City to a family with Panamanian roots. Her early life was marked by her parents' military career and frequent moves between the US and Panama. She attended the Playwrights Horizons Theater School at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts before pursuing a career in film, making notable works such as Gregory Go Boom and Zola.