Anak was born in Manila, Philippines, grew up in Maryland and graduated high school from Stone Ridge Country Day School of the Sacred Heart.  Although originally planning to become an engineer, fate brought her to the esteemed Directing Program at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama where she received her BFA with University and College Honors and was an Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar.

After graduation, she moved to LA and worked for various producers, including Marty Katz and Lee Miller, before relocating to New York. While there, she found theatre mentors such as George C. Wolf, Jerry Zaks and Brian Kulich. Television production work included various shows on NBC and VH-1 followed by a stint in commercial production at Cine International and EUE Screen Gems. Eventually, she returned to LA where she took on the role of researchist and portfolio administrator for the private equity arm of a global asset management firm with ~$5bn AUM. 

Now integrating her finance experience and storytelling skills, Anak pursues her dearest passion -- film adaptations of the classical canon for contemporary audiences. Recently completed shorts include:  DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, based on Shakespeare's Hamlet and set in 1928 against the backdrop of the first Wall Street crisis; and DWELL TIME, loosely based on the Japanese Noh drama Kinuta by Zeami, which explores the affects of undiagnosed PTSD on a soldier and his family as he prepares to redeploy. Both were screened at the Cannes Short Film Corner. DWELL TIME had its North American premier at the Annapolis Film Festival.

Upcoming projects include ANATOMY (OF A LOVE AFFAIR), LA CHAVIANO and REDEMPTION SONG.

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