Episode 2
Janicza Bravo
Janicza Bravo
JANUARY 18, 2021
Maori is joined by filmmaker Janicza Bravo. Their chat encompasses everything from accountability and friendship, to her hands-on creative process and the importance of choosing your battles, to her latest feature Zola and a shared childhood obsession with Barbies! Get into it.
Janicza Bravo is a writer and director based in Los Angeles. Her background is in theatre. Her film work has screened at AFI, BAM, 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 domestically and Sony International. Variety named her a director to watch in 2020.
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