Ms. Garland has worked as a Creative Director, Director, and Writer/Producer in television and film in the US and Europe. Her work has included creating content for HBO, BET, and ESPN in America, and TV2 in Denmark. She is the recipient of the Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Award from the Durham Arts Council and is a Fulbright Specialist in Uganda. Lana is the Program Director at the Southern Documentary Fund, and is working on her documentary about the legacy of African American washerwomen.