Regina Banali was born in a doomsday cult in the American south. She raised herself on books and movies and left as a teenager to travel the world with rockstars. The first movie she saw in a theater was "2001A space odyssey" at 3 years old. She talked about it and the music so much her parents bought an LP of the soundtrack and played it to occupy her when they wanted alone time. Since then she has been obsessed with cinema and especially films with great music. Like many directors, Regina Banali began her career in front of the camera, appearing in over 50 film and television roles earning her chops on both ultra low budget movies and blockbusters. One of her first acting roles was as a mermaid in Steven Spielberg’s “Hook”. Her first feature as a director was the film “QUIET RIOT: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back” a rock documentary on the 80's metal band Quiet Riot. The film was acquired by Showtime Networks for a two-year license. Currently on the festival circuit, "In The Blood" is her first narrative short and she wrote and directed it to pay tongue in cheek homage to the great spaghetti westerns of the '60s and '70s which in her opinion was the best period for films and music.

Regina learned filmmaking on set and by being mentored by legendary directors. Her goals as a filmmaker include directing high concept visual genre features, television, fashion films and commercials.