Janicza Bravo is a writer and director based in Los Angeles. Her film ZOLA led the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards with 7 nominations after premiering at Sundance and being released by A24 and SONY International. Her debut feature LEMON also premiered at Sundance, and was distributed by Magnolia Pictures in 2017.  She has directed extensively in television, and is currently finishing her first limited series, THE LISTENERS, for BBC. Janicza received her training in theatre at NYU and has mounted plays both in the US and abroad.