April Moreau is a writer and director based in Los Angeles. She is an alum of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women (AFI DWW+) and holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Michigan. She has also studied and performed improv and sketch comedy at Groundlings and UCB.
April’s filmmaking career began in the world of digital comedy, with her work achieving viral success on Funny or Die and Elizabeth Banks’ WhoHaha. In 2018, she directed the short film, Bitches by the Sea, which screened in Paul Feig’s shorts contest at the Women in Comedy Festival, presented by HBO. Her subsequent film, Ride in Progress, premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and her most recent short, Hysterical, screened at several Academy-qualifying festivals, winning "Best Global Short: the XX" at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. In addition to narrative, April directs commercials and branded content, with a special focus on comedy. April serves as the co-president of the University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition and is a proud member of the Alliance of Women Directors and Film Fatales. |