Angela Garcia Combs

Angela Joy Garcia Combs (born July 3, 1962) is an American writer and director. She studied theatre and film with a minor in women’s studies at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Garcia Combs has directed theater, shorts and feature film. Throughout her career she has written and published short stories, essays and theatre criticism as well as having optioned several screenplays. Her feature film, “Nothing Special” (2010) was curated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for their “Permanent Core Collection” and stars Karen Black in her last starring role. “Nothing Special” received International distribution, critical acclaim and 12 festival awards, including the Best Debut Feature award at “The Female Eye,” the Toronto based International film festival dedicated to films directed by women.