Erika Bagnarello

Originally from Costa Rica, Erika Bagnarello obtained her MFA in Film Production at Florida State University where she attended as a Fulbright International Fellow. Her work as a Writer andDirector includes documentaries, commercials, Award winning short films and her Spanish language debut narrative feature JANUARY 1ST was distributed by HBO in 2016. As a television writer, she developed a pilot for Warner Bros Television and Akil Productions and has pitched her ideas to different networks such as Disney Jr., Nickelodeon and Apple. In 2018 Erika was selected for Ryan Murphy's HALF INITATIVE directing program and also shadowed on an episode of the first season of MAGNUM P.I. Erika recently finished writing the MARCUS VEGA DOESN’T SPEAK SPANISH, a script based on the book of the same name which explores the theme of identity. This will be Erika’s English language feature film debut as a Writer and Director and will be shot in Puerto Rico. Her focus as a filmmaker is emotional storytelling with a social commentary. Erika is a TED Global Fellow, class of 2010 and she is currently based in Los Angeles.