Anna Margarita Albelo is a Cuban-American filmmaker, based in Los
Angeles, USA and Paris, France. Her work is known for containing
subject matter pertaining to post-modern conceptualizations of
identity, namely feminist womanhood and sexuality.In 2008, Anna
Margarita Albelo directed the short film The Turkey, which screened at
the Cannes Film Festival.Albelo directed the 2013 lesbian film Who's
Afraid of Vagina Wolf?, co-starring herself, Guinevere Turner, and
Janina Gavankar. The film was met with praise in LGBT communities and
film communities alike, winning multiple awards. Marcie Branco in
Curve wrote that "[the film] is a contemplative yet comical take on a
question the media says is plaguing women these days: Can we have it
all?" In the London Evening Standard, the film's plot and the
seductive nature of the character portrayed by Albelo was noted as
"charmingly bizarre".In addition to directing, Albelo has written for
Dmitry Lipkin, and produced the Madeleine Olnek biopic on Emily
Dickinson, Wild Nights with Emily.
Angeles, USA and Paris, France. Her work is known for containing
subject matter pertaining to post-modern conceptualizations of
identity, namely feminist womanhood and sexuality.In 2008, Anna
Margarita Albelo directed the short film The Turkey, which screened at
the Cannes Film Festival.Albelo directed the 2013 lesbian film Who's
Afraid of Vagina Wolf?, co-starring herself, Guinevere Turner, and
Janina Gavankar. The film was met with praise in LGBT communities and
film communities alike, winning multiple awards. Marcie Branco in
Curve wrote that "[the film] is a contemplative yet comical take on a
question the media says is plaguing women these days: Can we have it
all?" In the London Evening Standard, the film's plot and the
seductive nature of the character portrayed by Albelo was noted as
"charmingly bizarre".In addition to directing, Albelo has written for
Dmitry Lipkin, and produced the Madeleine Olnek biopic on Emily
Dickinson, Wild Nights with Emily.
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