Arlene Bogna is an award-winning director with a passion for character-driven storytelling and compelling visuals. Arlene Bogna directed "The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam" which debuted at the prestigious Cannes Short Film Corner. Arlene directed over 35 commercials and branded entertainment spots for television and has been a shadow director on "One Tree Hill" and "Life Unexpected." Arlene majored in film and literature at UCLA and spent a year studying cinema at the Universita di Bologna in Italy. Bogna has a strong visual background in Art Direction, Motion Graphics, and Visual Effects, and her Fine Art Photography has been featured in ArtScene, Metromix, Los Angeles Times, MutualArt, SCWCA, and Experience LA. Arlene grew up filming her cast of stuffed animals and dolls on long hikes in the Sierras Nevada Mountains. reel: http://www.arlenebogna.com