Vanessa Severo studied at Missouri State University and The American Conservatory Theater San Francisco. She is the playwright and actor of Frida… A Self Portrait; a one-woman production about the tumultuous and brilliant life of Frida Kahlo.

Pre-film Q&A with Vanessa Severo at 6:30 p.m. followed by screening of the film Frida (Drama, 2002, R, 2h) at 7 p.m.