Anayansi Diaz-Cortes is an award-winning independent producer in the US and Mexico. As part of AIR's Localore initiative she moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2012 to work with KCRW to create the documentary and transmedia series, Sonic Trace. Her work has aired on PRI's The World, NPR's All Things Considered, KCRW's To The Point and Unfictional. Anayansi is currently producing her first film for PBS SoCal as part of the ITVS LINCS program.
Contact: anayansi.diaz-cortes@kcrw.org
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