Writer, Director & Editor Born in Los Angeles & raised in Singapore, Ana Chavez is a Chicana-Slovenian filmmaker and super 8 video artist based in Northeast LA. Ana received her BA in Film & Media Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Throughout college, she edited several shorts, including documentaries & music videos. After taking a pilot-writing course her junior year, she fell in love with screenwriting. Her comedy Her and I won the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s 10-10-10 Competition for Best Filmmaking & Best Screenplay (2021) and was selected for numerous film festivals. The short was also nominated for Best Comedy and Best Actress at the Official Latino Film Festival (2022).