Anna Fishbeyn

Anna Fishbeyn was born in Moscow, Russia, behind the Iron Curtain. Her family fled the former Soviet Union as political refugees when Anna was a small child, and found a home in Chicago. Anna quickly became fluent in English and began to pass as an American. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Chicago, a Ph.D. from Columbia University, and her MFA in fiction writing from New School University. She wrote and starred in her first play, Sex in Mommyville, at the Flea Theater in NYC in August, 2010. Bloomberg News recommended the play, WCBS Radio called Anna "a comic genius," and Jewish Week compared the play to Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Anna studied acting at HB Studio under Austin Pendleton, and voice with Ingrid Zeldin and Anya Fidelia, Her second play, My Stubborn Tongue, opened off-Broadway at the New Ohio Theatre, NYC, and went on to play at the United Solo Festival on Theatre Row, NYC, and on West End in London at the Soho Theatre. She wrote and starred in the web series, Happy Hour Feminism, which has been nominated and officially selected at numerous film festivals, including The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, Ocktober Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, Action on Film International Film Festival, the IndieFest Film Awards and many others. Anna won An Award of Recognition for Leading Actress for her work as Anna, the hostess of Happy Hour Feminism. Anna is the founder of XOFeminist Productions, a multi-media company dedicated to producing original, innovative feminist content in film and theater.