Vanessa Libertad Garcia

Unorthodoxed, satirical, high on something, any of these...maybe. But definitely, not what you expect. Watching the film, "American Flag Made in China (Mockumentary)", which doesn't have a flag or China in it, I was amused and afraid of what was coming. And that was when I knew I wanted to share the work of Vanessa Libertad Garcia with others.
She considers herself eccentric, "Unique unforgettable outsiders that embrace exactly "who" they are at any given moment -- no mater how uncommon -- and brazenly live that self to its Nth degree."
Born and raised in Los Angeles to a Cuban-American family, the ecclecticism of her work comes partially from her desire to "explore & relay the realities of minority communities that don't have a large voice".
As an artist who was "raised by movies", her energy and enthusiasm leaps through her words when she describes the thrill she gets from the arts. Vanessa says her love affair with movies began after seeing "The Neverending Story" when she was 4 years old.
The products of her passion produces a smile and at least one thought, but how do her films and stories evolve? "I think of my projects like my children.  It's exactly like having kids actually. I become impregnated by an idea and nurture it so that it grows both inside of me and then outside of me. I innately love my books and films so much, I work hard to help them realize their full potential."

Producer, Writer, Director & Editor for "The Voting Booth After Dark: Despicable, Embarrassing, Repulsive", a collection of short stories and poems, the film "Dear Dios"  and others. The film Dear Dios centers around an aspiring photojournalist with a lust for bi-women and malt liquor, who spirals out of control.
Being creative is her favorite part of the projects she's done, but she's also had to become a business woman, "I've learned & continue learning all the business sides of both making films & books so that I can be owner of my career, my artistic destiny...It's important I establish that neither my work or person is for sale -- we're just open to collaboration!" she says with a wink.
Her name, Libertad, which means Liberty in Spanish and given to her mother first after a Cuban revolution, may have helped destine Vanessa to use her love for the arts to be the voice of the people in which she is a part, "strong & independent self-realized women, Latinos within the US, & the GLBTQ community".
Find more of her work and upcoming projects at Fiat Libertad Co.