Christina Raia, she/her/hers, @craia9 on Twitter & Instagram. Personal site.

Writer, Director, Producer with over a dozen shorts, a web series and two features under her belt. Started writing stories at age 5 and has wanted to make movies since middle school. Decided in college to buck industry inequalities, bias and outdated thinking, and pursue filmmaking on her own terms. She is thankful that she gets to do just that with her best friends as collaborators. Her main focus is challenging representation in genre filmmaking and exploring society through humor and horror.

Industry Interests: representation and intersectionality in film and media, blending genres, exploring social issues through horror, heightened comedy, crowdfunding and community-focused filmmaking, testing distribution options to maintain IP and engage audiences.

Movie(s) that made her want to make movies: Anything 90s Tim Burton.

10 Favorite Movies: Alien, The Thing, Scream, Jaws, Little Shop of Horrors, The Faculty, The Others, Rear Window, Shaun of the Dead, Get Out.

5 Favorite TV Shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Gilmore Girls, Living Single, The Twilight Zone.