Varya Rootwood is a two-time Webby-Award-winning producer and director based in NYC.
Varya has worked with a variety of clients and production companies, including Google, Bustle, Heinz, Vogue, Coca-Cola, Smuggler, Florence Creative, Weiden+Kennedy, Paradise, JOAN Creative, Aguita, Wild Factory and others. Projects she's worked on have been exhibited at the Whitney Museum, Hauser & Wirth, and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
In 2021, she won a Webby Award for her long-form video piece that she produced and directed for Google. The piece also received a nomination in the "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" category.
In 2023, Varya produced a web series called Club Rat created by and starring Eva Evans and co-directed by Allie Avital, which is now available on Amazon Prime.
In 2024, Varya received two more Webby Award nominations for another piece she worked on for Google.
Varya is also a two-time NoBudge director with her films TWINS: You Must Be Related! and Groundhog Year.
While a confident writer, Varya is still figuring out how to write about herself in third person.
Contact: varya@rootwoodfilms.com
IG: @varyarootwood