Biography: Vanessa Block is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. She is known for the 2021 film Pig starring Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, and Adam Arkin; as well as The Testimony, which was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to the 88th Academy Awards in Documentary Short Subject category. Block co-wrote Pig with director Michael Sarnoski, as well as produced through her production company, BlockBox Entertainment.