Romina Schwedler

Romina was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she began her artistic career as a classical dancer. At the early age of 15, she moved to NYC by herself to continue her studies at the School of American Ballet and The Juilliard School, later following with Meisner acting training at the William Esper Studio during which she began to be featured in films, TV series and commercials. Inspired by her mother -a successful Argentinean director/actress/singer- and her father -an award-winning photographer-, Romina developed a passion for visual storytelling at a young age. In 2014, she directed How a Man Gets Ready (a spec commercial/ micro-short film she also wrote, produced and starred in). Through this piece, she was selected as one of the top emerging directors of the year at Shoot Magazine's 12th Annual New Directors Showcase, held in connection with the Directors Guild of America. This piece, as well as Bad Connections (another micro-short she wrote/directed), and the Slapper Flappe