Gabe Castro
Creator of Jolly Butcher
Gabe Castro (they/she) is a Philadelphia-based Latiné multi-media professional specializing in the horror genre. They work at Philadelphia's public access television station as the Member Programming Manager helping their community make people-powered media. They are also the producer and co-host of the horror media analysis podcast, Ghouls Next Door. They and fellow Ghoul, Kat, explore the unique way society and culture influence film and media. Gabe believes media can be used as a tool to bring social change and works in all she does to create impactful and inspiring media. Gabe is also a co-host of the Black Tribbles, the award-winning geek talk radio show where she spends time with fellow BIPOC nerds. When they're not hosting podcasts, they direct award-winning short horror-comedies and design terrifying soundscapes for the Black Women are Scary Podcast that celebrates people of color writing in horror. They also write film reviews and more for local cinema organization, cinéSPEAK, latiné led organization, Presenté Media, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wi-Moto Nyoka
Creator of Wham!
As an educator she collaborates with a variety of organizations to build multicultural learning environments. Through the use of Speculative Fiction, Ms Nyoka designs and implements adult and family friendly programming to address creative problem solving and the importance of youth advocacy. She is a published author and a regular contributor to The Last Girls Club. She holds a BFA in Music Theater from the University of the Arts, and an MFA for Performance & Interactive Media Arts from Brooklyn College.
Eunice Levis
Creator of InVade
Writer and director Eunice Levis is a first-generation Dominican American from the Bronx, New York. Eunice's work focuses on genre-bending stories that combine her love of horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy through a diasporic lens. Her work seeks to disrupt and challenge dominant narratives around technology, race, gender, history, and diaspora identity by altering the stories we tell about them. She is a two-time Sundance Lab Second Rounder, a Stowe Story Lab Fellow, and a Netflix/NALIP Women of Color Short Film Incubator fellow.
Eunice’s folklore horror micro short FELL ENDS was an extraordinary selection at NYX’s 13 minutes of horror film festival and streamed on Shudder. Her latest film, RO & THE STARDUST, a space fantasy short was selected for inclusion in the 2021 NALIP Latino Lens Women of Color Short Film Incubator, sponsored by Netflix. The film won Best Narrative Short at the 25th Annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, making it an Oscar® qualified Narrative Short Film. In addition to writing and directing, Eunice teaches and cohosts Café Negro con Genre, a podcast that promotes creatives working in the genre space.
Eunice has a graduate degree from New York University and is managed by 3 Arts Entertainment.
