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Ivana Corsale, director, editor and producer, was born and raised in Southern Italy. She moved to the United States to pursue an undergraduate degree in journalism and international studies from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She has worked as a journalist at The Dallas Morning News where she further explored her storytelling skills through video. At The News, she researched, shot and edited stories for the newspaper's website. Ivana decided to continue to tell stories through documentaries. As a graduate student in documentary studies at The University of North Texas, she has produced, directed and edited Cutting History, a short documentary about one of the oldest barbershops in the city of Denton. She's currently directing another short documentary exploring the lives and struggles of musicians. Campania In-Felix (Unhappy Country) is Ivana's thesis film, which will be completed in Spring 2011.