Gina Gomez Dunn is a MexicanAmerican filmmaker from Maryland She received a BA in Dance and a BA in Communications from the University of Maryland Immediately after graduation she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting After appearing in several student films short films and webisodes Gina delved into filmmaking with her partner Scott Dunn She cowrote produced and acted in her first feature film Schlep It premiered at the FirstGlance Film Festival in 2017 and was nominated in five different categories She also produced and acted in Mandao of the Dead