Vann Alexandra Daly is a Miami-born, Brooklyn-based producer who exists to give life to art she believes in. Alex was recently named the “crowdsorceress” for her expertise in crowdfunding; within a year’s time, Alex has raised a quarter of a million dollars for films and other creative projects that she thinks will change the world. In addition to her crowdfunding successes, Alex is producing the feature-length documentary COCAINE PRISON, which has received support from the Macarthur Foundation, Cannes Film Festival's Fonds Sud Cinema, the Sundance Institute, Tribeca Latin Fund, and more. Alex's other films have gone onto festivals including Tribeca and Sundance, and range in themes such as Internet addiction in China; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and the world's longest-standing freeform radio station. Before transitioning into film Alex was a journalist for numerous publications, including New York magazine and SPIN, as well as the sole researcher for WSJ. magazine. Alex graduated from Vanderbilt University, where she double majored in Spanish and Philosophy, minored in film, and earned her honors thesis on Existentialism in Contemporary Drug Cinema.