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Regina Banali’s cinematic journey began at the tender age of 3 when she watched "2001: A Space Odyssey" as her inaugural theater experience. Enthralled by the movie and its music, she chatted endlessly about it, prompting her parents to purchase the soundtrack LP, which became her soundtrack during their moments of solitude. Growing up, she became a self-made individual, nurturing herself with books, music, magazines, art, TV, and movies. Her passion for cinema, particularly films accompanied by remarkable music, took root early on.

Regina Banali, like many directors, initiated her career in front of the lens, accumulating over 40 film and television roles. Her debut role was portraying a mermaid in Steven Spielberg's "Hook."

In 2008, she transitioned to the role of a director, crafting PSAs for The Humane Society of the United States, rallying celebrities for animal rights causes. Her directorial debut was "QUIET RIOT: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back," a documentary on the 80s metal band Quiet Riot. Acquired by Showtime in 2015. Regina directed music videos and "In The Blood," her first narrative short, a playful homage to spaghetti westerns from the '60s and '70s, her preferred era for films and music.

Currently residing in Los Angeles, she is immersed in developing a narrative feature film for her directorial endeavors.