Liz Fania Werner

Liz Fania Werner, originally from the Bronx, NY, got her MFA in Writing for Screen and Television from USC where she received an Annenberg Fellowship. "Into the Uncanny Valley," the award-winning short film she wrote and co-directed with Carlos Montaner, was featured in 11 film festivals, including L.A.'s Screamfest and HBO's New York Latino Film Festival. Most recently, she wrote and co-directed her first feature film, Waking Karma, a psychological thriller starring Michael Madsen.