Giovanna Chesler directs documentary and narrative films addressing the body, sexuality, and gender. She is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Film and Video Studies at George Mason University. She received an MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University and BA in Anthropology (minor in Women's Studies) from the University of Virginia. Recently, Giovanna completed a short drama, JAVA, about an artist's obsession with a coffee addict, produced by Lisa Thrasher. She co-edited and served as Associate Producer on Zeinabu irene Davis' feature documentary SPIRITS OF REBELLION: BLACK CINEMA AT UCLA, and she produced the documentary feature OUT IN THE NIGHT by blair dorosh-walther, a co-production of ITVS and CPB nationally broadcast in June 2015 on POV and Logo Network. Giovanna was selected as a Film Independent Fast Track fellow for Out in the Night.