Vanessa Libertad Garcia is a Cuban-American filmmaker & writer who grew up between the burbs’ and hoods of Los Angeles. She has worked in various capacities as writer, director, and producer on fiction films such as A Two Woman One Act and documentaries such as Maid in America, which debuted on PBS’ Independent Lens. Her first book, The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive is drawing laudable reviews. She presently has a feature film titled Dear Dios based on the books’ characters and a collection of poetry in development.