Alyssa is an award winning director and television writer based in Los Angeles. They began their career by writing on shows for Amazon Studios, Disney+, and Freeform, and have since turned their love of writing comedic characters into a love of directing their performances. Their short film, “Break In”, won Best Comedy Short at the Palm Springs Short Film Festival and Best in Show at Wicked Queer Film Festival (2021) while also being shortlisted for the prestigious Iris Prize. Their feature script JESSE IS A FRIEND was featured on the 2020 GLAAD List, a curated list of the most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive scripts in Hollywood.