Daniela Anne Cantu is a Chicago-based filmmaker and performer, her work often grappling with sexuality and sensuality. Coming from a theatrical background, her directorial practice often centers on performance, drawing inspiration from methods developed by Uda Hagen and Sanford Meisner. Spending the first eighteen years of her life living in rural Texas, her work emphasizes the emotional and social effects of adjusting to urban, unfamiliar environments. In 2023, her mockumentary +33 07 DATE ME PLS was awarded BEST CAST at the Alternative Film Festival.