DIRECTOR OF THE WEEK #1: Janicza Bravo is one of the fiercest female directors you need to put on your radar right now.
There isn´t much the Los Angles based writer and director can´t do - she directs film, TV and theater. I personally first became aware of Bravo through her work in TV, directing some of my favorite episodes of Atlanta. She also worked on other acclaimed television series including Dear White People, LOVE or divorce.
Since her feauture-length dark comedy Lemon (2017), Bravo is considered as one of the rising stars of the indie scene.
Starring Taylour Page, her latest film Zola is based on the viral Twitter story about two stripper´s misadventures in Florida in 2015 that started with the words: “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this here bitch fell out???????? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.”. Instead of glamorizing that part of society like many other films, Zola fiercely pulls back the curtain. But of course, just like Lemon it´s funny too.
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