Photograph by Khalid Mohtaseb
INFO.
Anaïs La Rocca is a director and writer based in New York. Her work as a director is vibrantly influenced and informed by her talents as a writer and eye as a designer. She brings her taste for color and form into her work creating a visual language that drives the narrative. Her work demonstrates a range of multidisciplinary talents— whether the medium is live-action, CG, animation, or a combination of the three, it is always the strong narratives and characters that fuel the stories she tells.
Along with being a judge in the prestigious 2020 One Show’s ‘Moving Image Craft’ category, Ana has been featured in the SHOOT DGA’s 2018 New Directors Showcase. Her short film Good Bones won an International Motion Arts Award amongst other accolades and her writing has appeared in the New York Times.
In the past she has directed many artists in the music industry, including projects for the Grammy Award Winning Skrillex & Diplo album Jack Ü and the Toyboy&Robin Save Me Now music video, awarded a coveted Vimeo Staff Pick amongst other accolades. Her commercial titled, Sundae Manifesto won a People's Choice Award at the 2017 Webby Awards. Ana has also worked with many high-profile brands such as Neiman Marcus, Cartier, Apple, Atlantic Records, and Marie Claire to name just a few. She is currently directing at the Brand New School in New York.
CONTACT.
anais@brandnewschool.com
anais.larocca@gmail.com
New York, New York
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AWARDS.
The DGA’s Shoot - New Director 2018, International Motion Arts Awards – Motion Design 2018, The Webby Awards 2018 – Winner of the People’s Choice Awards, Film Shortage 2018 – Best Director ‘Good Bones’, FilmsShorts 2018 – Official Selection ‘Good Bones’, Vimeo Staff Pick 2017 – ‘Toyboy & Robin’, NYC Independent – Official Selection ‘Lucky Story’, San Francisco International Film Fest – Official Selection ‘Lucky Story’, Brown Fish Short Film Festival – Official Selection ‘Lucky Story’, SVA Short Film Fest – Winner Best Short
Featured.
1 The One Club For Creativity – One Show Moving Image Craft Jury (2020) 2 New York Times Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories –“Two Blue Dots” (2021) 3 The DGA Shoot New Directors Showcase – Good Bones (2018) 4 Little Black Book – “The Little Blue Planet” (2019) 5 Moving Poems – Good Bones (2018) 6 FilmShorts 7 Poets & Writers 50