Liliana is an award-winning biracial Indian American filmmaker who is passionate about women-led stories exploring identity and empowerment, told with a mix of humor and heart. Her directorial debut short film Ride or Die premiered at the 2025 Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival, where it won “Best Thriller.” The film went on to play Oscar-qualifying and regional festivals, and was nominated for Best Comedy at Atlanta Shortsfest. Liliana is currently in post-production on her sophomore short, a dark comedy called Cherry Bomb.
She created Period Piece, an award-winning comedic web series that explores women in different periods of history... having their periods. Seasons one and two have over 1.6 million views on YouTube, and were featured on Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Women's Health, Marie Claire France, India Today, and many more. Period Piece won Best Original Comedy Web Series on Elizabeth Banks' comedy site WhoHaHa. She is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
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