Vanessa Naive is currently working as production coordinator on the documentary film, Unbranded. Recently graduating from Montana State University, she created the Multimedia Editor position at the Montana State Exponent newspaper, as well as served as production coordinator for Celebrating Einstein. Naive was also the undergraduate nominee for the Princess Grace Award for her thesis film, “Little Princess,” which won Best Cinematography and Best Actress, and was nominated for Best Picture and Director at the 2013 Tracy Awards.
She has also worked on documentaries covering Montana Pride. Naive is drawn to production, specifically coordinating and online video production, as well as directing. She’s very excited to come back to the Share Your Voice Foundation as a guest educator, coming full circle from being a participant in the first year.