Angela Robinson

She made her feature film debut with the short film D.E.B.S. Robinson received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and then studied film at the New York University Graduate Film Program. While at NYU, she made several short films and she was assistant director for Spike Lee. She served as a staff writer for the series THE L WORLD.

Director’s statement

“So many of us have loved Herbie since we were little kids. There’s no other character in movies like him, and I think we all felt it was time for his comeback. The story had a great combination of big-action racing scenes that I loved, along with the humor that comes with Herbie, and then this uplifting story of a woman. That great mix attracted me to the project. From the beginning, I didn’t want to rely entirely just on computers to generate Herbie, because he’s a character that needs to be real. In fact, Herbie became so real to us on the set that, at times, I was tempted to direct him just like an actor”.