Alana Barrett-Adkins is a director, actor, producer, an NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Atlantic Theater Acting School, and Stonestreet Studios alumni. She is also the CEO/Artistic Director of Rock Alari Studios, LLC which is a production company committed to Creating Inspiring, and Empowering Excellence in the theatrical and cinematic arts through faith. Rock Alari Studios has produced ongoing successful projects including the play Women of Adonai (sold out performances in Harlem), the web series Women of Adonai Project, and her debut feature film Asunder, One Flesh Divided (Amazon Prime, Apple TV). Alana's recent film credits include: Fish Out of Water (dir. by Francesca Scorsese), Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival), The Box (Official Selection, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival), and The Foundation. Alana's mission and passion is to create, provoke, inspire, and empower through the arts specifically women and the African diaspora. Alana currently teaches Screen Acting Technique and Film Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and the City University of New York.