Biography

Anne has experience producing independent films in Edinburgh, London, Los Angeles, and New York.

Born in Austin, Texas, Anne and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas six days after her birth, later moving to Nacogdoches, Texas where Anne spent her youth. Anne is a citizen of both the United States and Italy.

In 1990, when Anne was age 17, she moved to East Lansing Michigan to attend Michigan State University, studying in the Apparel and Textiles department. Anne remained in the Lansing area, working as a freelance theatrical costume designer until 1999 when she moved to Aberdeen, Scotland.

At the University of Aberdeen, Anne earned a Bachelor of Laws in Scots Law and a Master of Laws in Commercial International Law. Anne also spent a year studying at St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, and six weeks studying NAFTA and Mexican Constitutional Law at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Whilst studying law, Anne wrote several feature length screen plays for fun, one of which was shortlisted in 2007 for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum. In 2007 Anne attended a short course in filmmaking at the MET Film School at the famous Ealing Studios in London, England, and in 2009 she attended a short course at the London Film Academy.

Anne began producing short films in 2007 in Edinburgh, Scotland and in 2008 became part of the runners pool at BBC Scotland picking up valuable experience before moving to Austin, Texas in 2009. In 2010 Anne edited a feature length film.

In early 2012 Anne moved to Los Angeles, California. Anne produced several short films in Southern California before moving to New York in 2013.

In April 2012 Anne started writing film reviews for extrafriends.co.uk, a UK based web resource for supporting and background actors, until 2014. In 2013 Anne joined Shriekfest Horror/SciFi Film Festival as a Judge for one year.

Anne now spends most her time practicing law in the State of New York. She lives in Manhattan.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anne LaBarbera

Anne's 1982 Volkswagen Scirocco makes an appearance in many of her films.

As a Director of Photography, Anne often uses low key lighting in combination with bright colours typically chosen by Anne for their symbolic meanings. Alternatively Anne is also known for using a high contrast, black and white noir style.