Donna DiGiuseppe (she/her) grew up in 1970s New Jersey and 1980s California. She attended University of California Berkeley and Università Ca Foscari di Venezia. She wrote the novel of Sofonisba Anguissola and adapted it for film and three-part series. She lives with her husband and sons in California and Abruzzo, Italy, in the house where her grandmother was born. This is her directorial debut.