Anisha Pattanaik
- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Anisha was an accomplished actress in India with over five years of
experience. Her desire and passion to become a filmmaker brought her to
the U.S where she initially completed two total immersion certificate
programs with the New York Film Academy (NYFA). She then graduated with
a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Directing from the American Film
Institute (AFI) and continued to develop her skills as a writer through
screenwriting courses at UCLA. She has worked as a Director's Assistant
in the Independent feature, Leela, has directed ten of her own short
films including her thesis, Retirement Rehearsal, and has worked on
over a dozen other projects in various capacities. After graduating
from AFI, Anisha interned at Spy Glass Entertainment before she left to
shoot her first feature, Between the Lines.