Bio

Co-creator, producer and writer of the VH1 series Strange Frequency hosted by Roger Daltrey. Quality production value, notable performances, as well as ironic twists and a dark sense of humor became the hallmarks of this series.

Directing fellow with I.F.P. Director’s Lab (now Film INDependent) in 2004 with the feature project The Pajama Gang.

Director or writer of the award winning short films Short On Sugar, A Hollow Place, and SMART Card. Anaya’s shorts have been screened at Sundance, the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, the Miami International Film Festival and have been broadcast on television in the U.S. and around the world.

Director of the pilot webisode of LaLaLand. Currently, directing a documentary exploring Erden Eruc’s attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe by human power only.

 
 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Post supervisor of feature films, music videos, and commercials including three years with the ground-breaking production company, Propaganda Films.

Produced and directed industrials for CALTRANS, Stanford University Medical Center, the Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Los Angeles.

 

AFFILIATIONS & EDUCATION

Writer’s Guild of America, West

Motion Picture Editor’s Guild

Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Communications from San Francisco State University