Janet Grillo is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, Emmy Award winning Producer, and former Studio Executive. She directed the award-winning indie features Alien Intervention (Festival Director Award, Boston Sci Fi FF), Jack of the Red Hearts (Jury Prize, Bentonville FF), wrote/directed/produced the critically acclaimed Fly Away (nominated Best Feature SXSW), Executive Produced the Emmy Award winning HBO documentary, Autism: The Musical, and oversaw the cult classic House Party series while a creative executive at New Line Cinema. She is a full time Arts Professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Kanbar Institute of Film and Television.