Janicza Bravo

Janicza Bravo directs theater, film, and TV. She directed the 2017 feature-length dark comedy Lemon, starring her husband Brett Gellman, Michael Cera, Judy Greer, Marcia Gibbs, and Nia Long. She has also directed episodes of Atlanta and Dear White People. Her latest film Zola, starring Taylour Paige, based on the 2015 viral Twitter story about two strippers’ misadventures in Florida, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

 

Films


Zola

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(2020)

Based on a true story told in a popular Twitter thread containing 148 tweets written by Detroit waitress A'Ziah "Zola" King in October 2015.

Lemon

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(2017)

After Isaac's girlfriend walks out on him, his life goes into free fall, and he directs an unhinged staging of Chekhov's "The Seagull," attends the Passover Seder from hell, and attempts to woo a new flame.

Woman in Deep

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(2016)

A woman calls a suicide prevention hot line and is put on hold.

Hard World for Small Things

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(2016)

A day in the life of a tight-knit community in South Central Los Angeles.

Man Rots From The Head

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(2017)

In this surrealist noir, a traveling knife salesman (Michael Cera) discovers something sinister behind every door.

Gregory Go Boom

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(2013)

Gregory, a paraplegic man, tries dating for the first time and discovers that life is very different than he had imagined.

Eat

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(2013)

After getting locked out of her apartment, a woman encounters a strange, lonely neighbor.