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Janicza Bravo

  • Director
  • Actress
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Janicza Bravo
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Zola (2020)
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Janicza Bravo has spent half her life in Panama and half in Brooklyn. She studied directing and design for theatre at New York University's Playwrights Horizons Theater School. She has mounted plays in New York, Los Angeles, and Madrid. Her first short, Eat, premiered at SXSW. Her last short, Gregory Go Boom, played at the Sundance Film Festival.
BornFebruary 25, 1981
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BornFebruary 25, 1981
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Riley Keough and Taylour Paige in Zola (2020)
    Zola
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2020
    Nia Long, Shiri Appleby, Michael Cera, Judy Greer, Brett Gelman, and Gillian Jacobs in Lemon (2017)
    Lemon
    4.7
    • Director
    • 2017
    Gregory Go Boom (2013)
    Gregory Go Boom
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 2013
    Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
    In a World...
    6.6
    • Snacks
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Director



    • Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe in Too Much (2025)
      Too Much
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Edwin Lee Gibson, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
      The Bear
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Rebecca Hall in The Listeners (2024)
      The Listeners
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
      Poker Face
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Mallori Johnson in Kindred (2022)
      Kindred
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Katherine Waterston in House Comes with a Bird (2022)
      House Comes with a Bird
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Gabriel Byrne in In Treatment (2008)
      In Treatment
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde in Them (2021)
      Them
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Cate Blanchett in Mrs. America (2020)
      Mrs. America
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Riley Keough and Taylour Paige in Zola (2020)
      Zola
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph in Forever (2018)
      Forever
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Ashe '68 (2018)
      Ashe '68
      5.9
      Short
      • contributing director
      • 2018
    • Dear White People (2017)
      Dear White People
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Sosie Bacon, Jerrika Hinton, Raymond Lee, and Daniel Zovatto in Here and Now (2018)
      Here and Now
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
      Love
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018

    Actress



    • Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe in Too Much (2025)
      Too Much
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Kim Keith Independiente
      • 2025
    • Kristine Froseth in Sharp Stick (2022)
      Sharp Stick
      4.9
      • Mercedes
      • 2022
    • Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler in Fully Realized Humans (2020)
      Fully Realized Humans
      5.2
      • Mare
      • 2020
    • Greener Grass (2019)
      Greener Grass
      6.4
      • Marriott
      • 2019
    • Juliette Lewis, Ione Skye, Jennifer Garner, David Tennant, Janicza Bravo, Arturo Del Puerto, Chris Sullivan, and Bridget Everett in Camping (2018)
      Camping
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Nina-Joy
      • 2018
    • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
      Love
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Lorna
      • 2017
    • That Dog (2015)
      That Dog
      6.0
      Short
      • Neighbor's Friend
      • 2015
    • Be Here Nowish (2014)
      Be Here Nowish
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Renee
      • 2014
    • Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
      In a World...
      6.6
      • Snacks
      • 2013

    Costume Department



    • Santa Election 2012
      4.1
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Drunk History (2007)
      Drunk History
      8.0
      TV Series
      • wardrobe stylist
      • 2011
    • Touring
      5.3
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Bang Van Blowout with Nick Swardson (2011)
      Bang Van Blowout with Nick Swardson
      6.8
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Tawny Kitaen in Here We Go Again (2011)
      Here We Go Again
      6.6
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner: Behind the Scenes
      6.5
      Short
      • key wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011)
      Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
      6.2
      Short
      • key wardrobe
      • 2011
    • The Matthew Morrison Story
      7.3
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Good Charlotte Last Night at Double Dare
      8.2
      Music Video
      • wardrobe
      • 2011
    • Prenatal Pole Dancing DVD (2010)
      Prenatal Pole Dancing DVD
      6.7
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2010
    • Jewish Santa Is Coming
      5.9
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2010
    • The Therapist
      6.7
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2010
    • Zach Galifianakis in Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008)
      Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
      8.3
      TV Series
      • wardrobe
      • 2010
    • My Imaginary Friend Is Fabio (2010)
      My Imaginary Friend Is Fabio
      7.4
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2010
    • Maximum Turbo Extended Scene
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2010

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    What TV Shows Are Sundance Stars Binge-Watching?
    Clip 3:14
    What TV Shows Are Sundance Stars Binge-Watching?
    Sundance Stars Cast Their Biopics
    Clip 1:45
    Sundance Stars Cast Their Biopics
    'Zola' Turns Dancer's Real-Life Tweet-Storm Into Sundance's Buzziest Title
    Clip 15:06
    'Zola' Turns Dancer's Real-Life Tweet-Storm Into Sundance's Buzziest Title
    Zola
    Trailer 2:15
    Zola

    Personal details

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      • young gifted and black - a frequently updated picture collection
    • Alternative name
      • Cinebravo
    • Born
      • February 25, 1981
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Brett GelmanDecember 22, 2015 - December 2019 (divorced)
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      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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