April Wright is an award winning filmmaker who brings a fresh and creative approach to her documentaries and narrative projects.  She’s drawn to material based on real events, especially stories with an unexpected hero or point of view.  Working as a narrative programmer for the Sundance Film Festival for the past 15 years, Sundance has been her film school.

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April is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, Film Independent, the International Documentary Association, Women in Film, Film Fatales, and she is an alumni of the Sundance Institute.  Before working in film and television, April received an MBA from Northwestern and had a successful business career working for companies like AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Mattel, and Caesars Palace. While making her documentary on drive-in movies, she visited every state except Alaska.