Cecilia Rubino is an award-winning writer, theater director, filmmaker, and educator based in New York City. She wrote and directed the documentary play Gage County NE with community members in Beatrice, Nebraska which is featured in each episode of HBO’s Mind Over Murder true-crime series directed by filmmaker Nanfu Wang (director: One Child Nation and Night is Not Eternal). The series, currently screening on MAX, has been nominated for multiple awards and the play Gage County NE is highlighted in numerous reviews including the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, and American Theater Magazine.