Anu Valia

Anu Valia is an American television and film director, writer, actor, and producer best known for writing and directing the short film Lucia, Before and After, which won the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award.[1]

Anu Valia
Born
Indiana
EducationNew York University
Occupationdirector, producer, writer, actor
Years active2011-present
Notable work
Lucia, Before and After
Websitewww.akvalia.com

Early life and education

Valia was born in Indiana and went to school in New York.[2]

Career

Valia wrote and directed the short film Lucia, Before and After, about a young woman waiting to have an abortion in Texas. The film won the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award.[3] In 2018, Valia joined the Los Angeles production company Majority, which works to create opportunities for female directors.[2]

She has directed episodes of shows including Never Have I Ever, Mixed-ish, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Love Life, and A.P. Bio.[4]

In July of 2020, Valia, who is of Indian descent, was announced as a mentor in the inaugural year of a mentorship program connecting aspiring talent of South Asian descent in the television and film industry with actors, writers, and leaders who could mentor them in Hollywood.[5]

On December of 2020, Marvel Studios announced that Valia will be directing episodes of the upcoming Disney+ streaming series She-Hulk set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a 2022 release.[6]

References
  1. "2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards: Global Independent Creativity Reaches New Heights". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. "Filmmakers Anu Valia, Anjali Nayar Earn Spots on Director Roster of Production Company 'Majority'". IndiaWest. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. Welk, Brian (2017-08-11). "ShortList 2017: 'Lucia, Before and After' Reveals the Woman Behind an Abortion (Video)". The Wrap.
  4. "Anu Valia". IMDb.
  5. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-07-22). "Twentieth Television's Reena Singh And Hillman Grad's Rishi Rajani Launch 'The Salon' South Asian Mentorship Program". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  6. Paige, Rachel (2020-12-10). "Tatiana Maslany Stars in new 'She-Hulk' Comedy Series Coming to Disney+". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-12-10.


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