ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE’S CENTRAL DISTRICT, MARIANA GOT HER START WORKING WITH REEL GRRLS, AN ORGANIZATION FOR FEMALE AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING YOUTH IN FILM. SHE EARNED HER BA IN BROADCAST MEDIA AND FILM ARTS AT THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE. FROM THERE SHE WORKED AS EVERYTHING FROM A PIT CAM OPERATOR AT CONCERTS, TO A PRODUCER IN-HOUSE AT A CREATIVE AGENCY AND RECENTLY THE SET DECORATOR FOR A SOFIA COPPOLA FILM. WITH MORE THAN A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, HER DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGN, MULTI-MEDIUM ART AND CONSTRUCTION COMPLIMENTS HER COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF FILM PRODUCTION. AS A PRODUCTION DESIGNER AND ART DIRECTOR IN THE BAY AREA, MARIANA HAS HAD THE HONOR OF COLLABORATING ON FEATURE FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES AND COMMERCIALS ALIKE. HER INGENUITY AND HUSTLE, TAKE ANY PROJECT FROM CONCEPTION TO A REALIZED UNIVERSE WITH FINESSE.