Anita Doron was born in Transcarpathia of the former USSR - a little known land of nomadic ghosts, barley mush and apricot brandy. She was one of the youngest published poets of the country and grew up in a family of high altitude mountaineers. At age 12, Anita's first film - an environmental protest piece - raised the ire of the Soviet bureaucracy who attempted to sabotage the process.A decade later, following an illegal escape from the USSR, Anita's short films ("Not a Fish Story" and "Elliot Smelliot") premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and had a successful television run, as well as a Banff Rockie Award nomination. Her first feature, "The End of Silence" starring Sarah Harmer, won several international awards in 2006 and is distributed by Mongrel Media as part of the prestigious Festival Collection.Anita was one of three directors on "Late Fragment", North America's first interactive feature film and the official selection of TIFF and SXSW 2008. Anita directs music videos through 235 Films and has recently shot and co-directed a CBC documentary with Veronica Tennant about Judith Thomson and the unique play "Body and Soul". She has written, shot and directed short documentaries about musicians in Toronto for CitySonic and AUX, along with directors Bruce McDonald, George Vale and Peter Lynch. Her short animated film on Tony Dekker/Great Lake Swimmers premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Anita is a recepient of a 2010 TED Fellowship.