Red Hoop Talk EP 36: SIENA EAST, Choctaw/Isleta Pueblo
#REDHOOPTALK visits with SIENA EAST, a Choctaw and Isleta Pueblo writer, comedian, and actress based in Los Angeles. She studied Film and Television Production at New York University. Her short film “Lycanphobic” was included in both the LA Skins Film Festival, where it was nominated in the Emerging Filmmaker category, and the NYU First Run Festival, where it won Best Supporting Actress.
After graduating, Siena was a part of the 3rd Annual LA Skins Television Writers’ lab. Her original pilot was selected for a live reading at the Annual LA Skins Film Festival and at Broken Barriers’ The New Normal Reading Series. In 2018, she became a Writer’s Assistant. In 2019, she performed in You’re Welcome: A Pre-Thanksgiving All Native American Improv Show, the first all Native improv show at UCB. Siena performs stand up comedy all around Los Angeles. Currently, Siena is being mentored in the LA Skins Native American Showrunner’s lab by Owen Dennis.
You can find Siena on Instagram, Twitter, and sienaeast.com.
