Aliza Brugger is an award winning, Los Angeles / New York City based screenwriter + director originally from Nebraska. She received her MFA in filmmaking from Columbia University and has since written, directed and produced features, TV pilots and short films that have screened in festivals all over the world. Aliza enjoys exploring themes of sexuality, female connection, nature and class. Her goal as a filmmaker is to create stories that connect viewers to the image, to each other and to the world.