Andrea Odezynska

Director/writer Andrea Odezynska was born in Philadelphia,

PA. She graduated from Bennington College, and also attended the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Odezynska worked as director and assistant director in many

off-off Broadway theaters in New York City, including R.A P.P.

and La Mama Experimental Theater Company.

In 1990, she became an Artist in Residence at the Downtown

Community Television Center in New York, where she directed a

documentary, ""A Window East. "" Odezynska directed, wrote and

produced her next project, a short comedy film entitled ""Polish Love

Secrets.""

Prior to beginning work on DORA WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL she co-

wrote and directed three narrative videos, ""Roofing,"" ""The Re-cruit,"" and ""Body Parts,"" during her first year as a Resident Fellow

in Directing at the American Film Institute. Odezynska was

awarded scholarships by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association

and Kodak/Robert Wise for her work at the AFI. Currently Andrea

is completing a feature screenplay entitled ""Amazonia Nervosa.""