VANESSA BELETIC
DIRECTOR & WRITER
(LA/NYC)
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Born and raised in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Vanessa’s first narrative short
Catching Spirits won the Jury Award
Live Action Short at New Hampshire
Film Festival making it
Academy Awards eligible in 2023.
She was recently selected as a 2024 fellow
of the prestigious
AFI Directing Workshop for Women+,
where she directed the
supernatural thriller Evil, I.
Vanessa tells stories about characters
who defy the odds by way of magic,
perseverance or straight up hustle.
Vanessa’s first narrative short
Catching Spirits won the Jury Award
Live Action Short at New Hampshire
Film Festival making it
Academy Awards eligible in 2023.
She was recently selected as a 2024 fellow
of the prestigious
AFI Directing Workshop for Women+,
where she directed the
supernatural thriller Evil, I.
Vanessa tells stories about characters
who defy the odds by way of magic,
perseverance or straight up hustle.