Kestrin Pantera is a writer/director the New York Times called "a force." Her newest feature film, PRETTY PROBLEMS, World Premiered at SXSW 2022 and won the Audience Award. It went on to win the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature and Bay Area Filmmaker Award at Sonoma International. Her last feature, MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPERS World Premiered at SXSW 2019 and released in 2020 with Gravitas Ventures. Lauded as a "wonderful, Big Chill-esque dramedy," with "big screen chemistry from the ground up," awards include Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Actress. Her first feature, LET'S RUIN IT WITH BABIES, was released theatrically and hailed by the LA Times as, "honest, convincing, and just plain adorable" and Marie Claire's "must see." Before directing, Kestrin was a classically trained cellist-turned-rocker who toured in rock bands. She's appeared onstage alongside Weezer, Beck and Brandi Carlile, and her original music has been featured in various TV shows and award winning films.