THE HIDDEN
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Horror, Thriller
The Hidden is a home invasion thriller about two sisters who purchase an abandoned house to flip only to discover something sinister hidden inside the house was never meant to be found.
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The Hidden is a home invasion thriller about two sisters who purchase an abandoned house to flip only to discover something sinister hidden inside the house was never meant to be found.
About The Project
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Mission Statement
The Story
I have always loooooooooved horror even at a young age. My grandparents from Mexico would tell me legends and I became obsessed with all things fantasy and horror. These are the movies I love to watch and the stories I want to tell as a filmmaker. Horror are the only films that allow us to experience intense fear in a safe and controlled environment. That’s what I want the audience to feel like with all of my films. I’ve written horror films for the studios but have yet to direct my first feature and I’m really hoping this short can help change that. There needs to be more women behind the camera especially in genre.
*This project is fiscally sponsored by the Alliance of Women Directors which is a 501c nonprofit and every donation is tax deductible.
“This Story Speaks to Real Fears”
Your support will be helping bring a new kind of original horror to life that is a genre mash-up we haven’t seen before. The story follows two sisters (Mishel Prada, Isabella Gomez) who move into an abandoned house to flip as part of their online show, "Sisters in Their Flip Era." The sisters’ unhealed trauma over the death of their parents bubbles to the surface as they argue about finances. Tensions are high as they’ve used the last of their parent’s money to renovate the house. This flip has to work, or they will have lost everything. One evening, masked intruders (Jessica M. Garcia, Lucas Adams) break in searching for something sinister that’s been hidden in the house. Something that can’t get into the world. Will the sisters stand their ground and protect their investment, or will they escape before the entity gets unleashed?
The heart of the story is the emotional relationship between the sisters. The core theme of the film is a claustrophobic entrapment, both physically within a house and symbolically for characters that need to confront their own trauma. The horror becomes a pressure cooker for their relationship. This short taps into our fears of unsafe spaces, illusion of control, and the horrific realization of something already being “inside.” It also explores themes of grief, survival, and how far you’re willing to go to protect your family bond.
Latino creators remain deeply underrepresented in the film industry, especially within genre spaces like horror. Latinos are 20% of the population and are 1 in 4 moviegoers. We show up even more for horror films. We love our spooky stories! Yet, we’re hardly visible in the industry, accounting for only 2% of theatrical directors, less than 1% of writers, and 5% of actors. This project is not just a film—it’s a statement. The short moves beyond stereotypes into complex, layered characters we hardly get to see. We urgently need to create change in the industry and now is the time. Our stories deserve to be seen, heard, and feared.
MISHEL PRADA
Mishel is best known for her lead role as Emma Hernandez on the award-winning Starz drama series, Vida. Prada gained critical acclaim for her role as Emma, a queer, Mexican-American woman navigating complex family dynamics in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. She won a NALIP Outstanding Achievement in Television Award in 2019, a Women’s Image Award in 2020, and an "Outstanding Actress in a Network Series, Drama" at the Official Latino Film Festival for her performance in Vida. She starred as Gabi in Fear the Walking Dead: Passage, and played Detective KD Silva in the John Wick prequel miniseries, The Continental. She has also appeared as Hermosa Lodge in season 4 of the incredibly popular show, Riverdale, where she played the sister of Camila Mendes. She also starred in the films Gigi & Nate and Tell Me How I Die. She most recently starred in the action movie Stone Cold Fox alongside Kiernan Shipka. She can currently be seen on the hit Peacock medical show, Brilliant Minds, where she is starring alongside Zachary Quinto. She has built a great fan base and has established herself as a notable talent in television drama and thriller genres.
ISABELLA GOMEZ
Isabella is a Colombian American actress best known for her breakout role as Elena Alvarez on the hit Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time starring the legendary Rita Moreno. The show was created by Gloria Calderon Kellett and Gomez received critical acclaim for representing LGBTQ+ youth and Latinas, earning an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition in 2020. She has previously starred in numerous TV series including Matador with Gabriel Luna, appeared on Modern Family, voiced a role in Big Hero 6: The Series, and had a recurring role in The Goldbergs as Carmen. She played the lead role, Alicia Gomez, in the 2021 reboot of Head of the Class on HBO MAX. She has been in numerous movies including Aristotle and Dante with Eva Longoria, and recently was the lead in the psychological feature thriller, The Mannequin. She can currently be seen in her recurring role in the critically acclaimed Apple series, Shrinking, created by Brett Goldstein starring Harrison Ford and Jason Segel. She has proven herself to be a significant voice in television and features.
JESSICA MARIE GARCIA
Jessica is best known for her role as Jasmine Flores on Netflix's hugely popular show On My Block that was one of the most binged series on the platform. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her fan favorite role. She has amassed an incredible career spanning television and film. Garcia gained a loyal, long-term fanbase through her role as Willow Cruz on the popular Disney Channel's hit show Liv and Maddie. She further expanded her TV audience with recurring roles in other popular series The Middle, Diary of A Future President, and starred as Rhonda Navarro on the hit ABC series How to Get Away with Murder starring Viola Davis. She also appeared on the NBC show Lopez vs Lopez and starred in the popular all female sketch-comedy show, BETCH. She can currently be seen in Hulu’s hit show, Paradise, starring Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden.
LUCAS ADAMS
Lucas is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Dr. Tripp Dalton Johnson on the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives, which earned him two Daytime Emmy nominations. In late 2025, he returned to daytime television, taking over the legacy role of Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless and can currently be seen on the popular soap opera. He previously had a recurring role as Josh Wilcox on the hit sitcom Liv and Maddie from 2015 to 2017. He has also appeared on True Blood, Dexter, Grimm, Suburgatory, and American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules.
THE HIDDEN is grounded. Claustrophobic. Unrelenting.
It blends the realism of a home invasion film like The Strangers with the creeping supernatural dread of something unseen like Evil Dead. I’m inspired by genre filmmakers like Fede Álvarez and Mike Flanagan who have the incredible ability to make you genuinely care for the characters and fear for their safety with tense buildups and unique scares.
I want to build the tension slowly, using silence, space, and shadow to create fear—until it erupts. The camera lingers. Silence stretches. The goal is to create a sustained feeling of vulnerability, where the audience is constantly scanning the frame, unsure where the danger is coming from. Visually, the film leans into natural light, darkness, and grounded realism. The below images are from films that tonally inspire me.
The house itself becomes a character—tight hallways, hollow walls, and unseen corners creating a constant sense of unease. The horror is rooted in two layers: the immediate, physical threat of a home invasion and the deeper, psychological dread of something sinister already inside.
Shots below from my last Western Horror short HOUR OF BLOOD starring Isabella Leon and Jesse Garcia.
Indie films don’t exist without grassroots backing. Every dollar goes directly into making the film including paying our talented cast and crew fairly, locations, equipment, production design, costume design as well as very unique mask designs for the intruders and fun special effects blood gags. Yes, there will be blood!! Every dollar gets us one step closer to being able to tell this unique genre-bending story. This short will be about 15 minutes long and will be submitted to festivals. Your support will not only allow us to make a contained short film, we will be able to showcase the short as a proof of concept to investors for a feature film. We’re turning to the people who love horror to help support us. You're investing in so much more than a short. You're investing in change. A movement.
Click on THE TEAM tab to learn more about the passionate creators bringing this project to life.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
If you believe in indie horror and diverse voices in film, please help us by sharing this campaign with friends, horror fans, and fellow creatives. Every follow, repost, comment, and tag helps build momentum for our film and keeps the campaign alive. Follow us on social media and hit the heart button at the top right of the campaign page to follow our journey. Follow. Share. Spread the fear.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
PAYING OUR CAST & CREW
Costs $12,000
At the heart of THE HIDDEN is a dedicated team of artists bringing this story to life. We would love to pay everyone fairly.
COSTUMES / HAIR & MU / SFX MU
Costs $3,900
I want to utilize costume and MU to lean into horror with unique intruder masks and practical effects blood splatter to elevate the short.
LOCATION IS EVERYTHING
Costs $3,000
These funds will go toward securing the right filming locations, and permits, to fully realize the atmosphere and tension to tell the story.
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The environment tells a story.
Costs $1,500
This funding allows us to create a world that feels authentic, immersive, and a creepy atmospheric environment within the house.
POST PRODUCTION: The final layer of horror isn’t what you see—it’s what you feel.
Costs $3,000
In horror, sound, music and editing play a critical role. These funds help build tension and give us a more polished and immersive film.
EQUIPMENT: Horror is shaped by light—and the absence of it.
Costs $4,200
These funds allow us to control shadow, depth, and visibility within the house. Fear lives in the shadows—and how we shape them matters.
MARKETING / FESTIVALS: Creating a great film is only half the battle.
Costs $1,200
This fund supports trailers, posters and festival submissions to build excitement around the film and help it reach horror fans everywhere.
CONTINGENCY: Indie filmmaking is full of the horrors of unexpected challenges.
Costs $1,200
This fund helps us stay flexible and keep the film on track no matter what surprises come our way.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
MARCELLA OCHOA is an award-winning genre director and was picked by the Alliance of Women Directors Rising Director Fellowship for 2026. She wrote and directed a Western horror short, Hour of Blood, for which she was nominated for an IMAGEN Award and Humanitas Prize for Best Short Film. She also wrote and directed a short on the Americanization of Mexicans based on her childhood in Texas, My Name is Maria de Jesus, that premiered on HBO. She wrote and directed the award-winning thriller short film, Worry Dolls. The short was distributed on Crypt TV and she was nominated for an IMAGEN Award for Best Short Film. She co-wrote a horror, Madres, produced by Blumhouse as part of their “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series and premiered on Amazon in 2021. She received an NAACP nomination for Outstanding Writing for Madres, and IMAGEN Award Nomination for Best TV Movie. A supernatural thriller, Discarnate, she co-wrote, produced, and was the 2nd unit director was released on streaming networks worldwide. She has written horror films for Paramount, New Line, and Universal . She started her career in International Publicity for Sony Pictures working on the marketing campaigns for the studio’s major films. She was later hired as Head of Development for Roland Emmerich’s producing partner, Harald Kloser’s, production company working with them on numerous blockbuster films and TV projects.
SARAY BRAVO is a director and producer passionate about bold, character-driven narratives. Her films have been featured at the Los Angeles Film Festival (feature documentary, American DREAMers), San Francisco Latino Film Festival (short film, Entanglement) and the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (short film, Lady Justice). She served as an Associate Producer on CW’s Supergirl, HBO Max’s Dead Boy Detectives (pilot), and the feature film Home Delivery, set for a Spring 2026 theatrical release, and as Supervising Producer on HBO Max’s documentary Love, Lizzo. In 2023, she directed an episode on the final season of The Blacklist (Sony/NBCU). Saray is currently an Associate Producer on the HBO Max pilot American Blue and is developing a rally racing romance feature film.
MARIO MISCIONE is a queer sci-fi / fantasy / horror writer in television, film and new media, Mario began his career co-creating, writing and directing the Mark Cuban produced web series THE VAULT, which garnered millions of views and awards recognition. He went on to co-write and co-directed the psychological thriller feature CIRCLE which was acquired by Netflix. The film went on to become a cult hit, frequently included on "Best of Indie Sci-Fi and Horror" lists to this day (Buzzfeed, Bloody Disgusting, Kotaku). Next, he co-created the streaming anthology series DARK/WEB which was acquired by Amazon. He served as showrunner, producer, and series writer, as well as wrote and directed one of the anthology episodes. The show earned 7 Daytime Emmy nominations including Outstanding Digital Drama Series and Outstanding Directing Team. Mario also co-wrote the social horror film MADRES for Blumhouse. That film debuted on Amazon as part of the WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE series and earned him an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special. On the filmmaking side, Mario recently completed work on the micro-short ghost story RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT and is currently in pre-production on new horror and sci-fi shorts shooting this year.
AIMEE GARCIA is a SAG Award nominee who starred in José Padilha’s RoboCop opposite Michael Keaton, The Addams Family with Oscar Isaac and headlined Netflix’s Christmas With You (which reached #3 in the US and #1 in 80 countries). Currently, the multi-hyphenate stars on The Walking Dead: Dead City (premiering July 26), Netflix’s Strip Law with Adam Scott, Saurus City with Emma Roberts and Chasing Summer opposite Iliza Shlesinger, which premiered at Sundance 2026. Other credits include Netflix’s Lucifer, where she starred as fan-favorite “Ella Lopez,” Showtime’s Dexter, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K, Family Guy, Criminal Minds, How to Train Your Dragon, Supernatural and ABC’s The George Lopez Show, which earned her an Impact and ALMA Award. On the writing front, Garcia penned a Wonder Woman: Black & Gold story for DC Comics and wrote and directed a short film, Aimee Comes First, that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival starring Alfred Molina, Tony-nominated Olga Merediz and Emmy-winner Lamorne Morris. Her feature script for the project was rated top 1% on The Black List. Currently, she is co-writing a $40 million movie for Toei Animation with New York Times Bestseller AJ Mendez. The duo wrote Universal’s Blade of the 47 Ronin (which reached #3 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies List) and comics GLOW, Dungeons & Dragons and their original comic Day of the Dead Girl. Garcia and Mendez founded Scrappy Heart Productions to elevate diverse stories with universal themes. A Chicago native, Garcia graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Economics, Journalism and French. She works with Lurie Children’s Hospital, the National Hispanic Media Coalition and MOSTE, a non-profit that mentors girls from underserved communities. Aimee has 2.5 million engaged fans across Instagram (@aimeegarcia4realz), Facebook X (@Aimee_Garcia) and Tik Tok. Garcia is repped by Verve and Atlas Artists.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
I have always loooooooooved horror even at a young age. My grandparents from Mexico would tell me legends and I became obsessed with all things fantasy and horror. These are the movies I love to watch and the stories I want to tell as a filmmaker. Horror are the only films that allow us to experience intense fear in a safe and controlled environment. That’s what I want the audience to feel like with all of my films. I’ve written horror films for the studios but have yet to direct my first feature and I’m really hoping this short can help change that. There needs to be more women behind the camera especially in genre.
*This project is fiscally sponsored by the Alliance of Women Directors which is a 501c nonprofit and every donation is tax deductible.
“This Story Speaks to Real Fears”
Your support will be helping bring a new kind of original horror to life that is a genre mash-up we haven’t seen before. The story follows two sisters (Mishel Prada, Isabella Gomez) who move into an abandoned house to flip as part of their online show, "Sisters in Their Flip Era." The sisters’ unhealed trauma over the death of their parents bubbles to the surface as they argue about finances. Tensions are high as they’ve used the last of their parent’s money to renovate the house. This flip has to work, or they will have lost everything. One evening, masked intruders (Jessica M. Garcia, Lucas Adams) break in searching for something sinister that’s been hidden in the house. Something that can’t get into the world. Will the sisters stand their ground and protect their investment, or will they escape before the entity gets unleashed?
The heart of the story is the emotional relationship between the sisters. The core theme of the film is a claustrophobic entrapment, both physically within a house and symbolically for characters that need to confront their own trauma. The horror becomes a pressure cooker for their relationship. This short taps into our fears of unsafe spaces, illusion of control, and the horrific realization of something already being “inside.” It also explores themes of grief, survival, and how far you’re willing to go to protect your family bond.
Latino creators remain deeply underrepresented in the film industry, especially within genre spaces like horror. Latinos are 20% of the population and are 1 in 4 moviegoers. We show up even more for horror films. We love our spooky stories! Yet, we’re hardly visible in the industry, accounting for only 2% of theatrical directors, less than 1% of writers, and 5% of actors. This project is not just a film—it’s a statement. The short moves beyond stereotypes into complex, layered characters we hardly get to see. We urgently need to create change in the industry and now is the time. Our stories deserve to be seen, heard, and feared.
MISHEL PRADA
Mishel is best known for her lead role as Emma Hernandez on the award-winning Starz drama series, Vida. Prada gained critical acclaim for her role as Emma, a queer, Mexican-American woman navigating complex family dynamics in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. She won a NALIP Outstanding Achievement in Television Award in 2019, a Women’s Image Award in 2020, and an "Outstanding Actress in a Network Series, Drama" at the Official Latino Film Festival for her performance in Vida. She starred as Gabi in Fear the Walking Dead: Passage, and played Detective KD Silva in the John Wick prequel miniseries, The Continental. She has also appeared as Hermosa Lodge in season 4 of the incredibly popular show, Riverdale, where she played the sister of Camila Mendes. She also starred in the films Gigi & Nate and Tell Me How I Die. She most recently starred in the action movie Stone Cold Fox alongside Kiernan Shipka. She can currently be seen on the hit Peacock medical show, Brilliant Minds, where she is starring alongside Zachary Quinto. She has built a great fan base and has established herself as a notable talent in television drama and thriller genres.
ISABELLA GOMEZ
Isabella is a Colombian American actress best known for her breakout role as Elena Alvarez on the hit Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time starring the legendary Rita Moreno. The show was created by Gloria Calderon Kellett and Gomez received critical acclaim for representing LGBTQ+ youth and Latinas, earning an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition in 2020. She has previously starred in numerous TV series including Matador with Gabriel Luna, appeared on Modern Family, voiced a role in Big Hero 6: The Series, and had a recurring role in The Goldbergs as Carmen. She played the lead role, Alicia Gomez, in the 2021 reboot of Head of the Class on HBO MAX. She has been in numerous movies including Aristotle and Dante with Eva Longoria, and recently was the lead in the psychological feature thriller, The Mannequin. She can currently be seen in her recurring role in the critically acclaimed Apple series, Shrinking, created by Brett Goldstein starring Harrison Ford and Jason Segel. She has proven herself to be a significant voice in television and features.
JESSICA MARIE GARCIA
Jessica is best known for her role as Jasmine Flores on Netflix's hugely popular show On My Block that was one of the most binged series on the platform. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her fan favorite role. She has amassed an incredible career spanning television and film. Garcia gained a loyal, long-term fanbase through her role as Willow Cruz on the popular Disney Channel's hit show Liv and Maddie. She further expanded her TV audience with recurring roles in other popular series The Middle, Diary of A Future President, and starred as Rhonda Navarro on the hit ABC series How to Get Away with Murder starring Viola Davis. She also appeared on the NBC show Lopez vs Lopez and starred in the popular all female sketch-comedy show, BETCH. She can currently be seen in Hulu’s hit show, Paradise, starring Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden.
LUCAS ADAMS
Lucas is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Dr. Tripp Dalton Johnson on the popular soap opera Days of Our Lives, which earned him two Daytime Emmy nominations. In late 2025, he returned to daytime television, taking over the legacy role of Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless and can currently be seen on the popular soap opera. He previously had a recurring role as Josh Wilcox on the hit sitcom Liv and Maddie from 2015 to 2017. He has also appeared on True Blood, Dexter, Grimm, Suburgatory, and American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules.
THE HIDDEN is grounded. Claustrophobic. Unrelenting.
It blends the realism of a home invasion film like The Strangers with the creeping supernatural dread of something unseen like Evil Dead. I’m inspired by genre filmmakers like Fede Álvarez and Mike Flanagan who have the incredible ability to make you genuinely care for the characters and fear for their safety with tense buildups and unique scares.
I want to build the tension slowly, using silence, space, and shadow to create fear—until it erupts. The camera lingers. Silence stretches. The goal is to create a sustained feeling of vulnerability, where the audience is constantly scanning the frame, unsure where the danger is coming from. Visually, the film leans into natural light, darkness, and grounded realism. The below images are from films that tonally inspire me.
The house itself becomes a character—tight hallways, hollow walls, and unseen corners creating a constant sense of unease. The horror is rooted in two layers: the immediate, physical threat of a home invasion and the deeper, psychological dread of something sinister already inside.
Shots below from my last Western Horror short HOUR OF BLOOD starring Isabella Leon and Jesse Garcia.
Indie films don’t exist without grassroots backing. Every dollar goes directly into making the film including paying our talented cast and crew fairly, locations, equipment, production design, costume design as well as very unique mask designs for the intruders and fun special effects blood gags. Yes, there will be blood!! Every dollar gets us one step closer to being able to tell this unique genre-bending story. This short will be about 15 minutes long and will be submitted to festivals. Your support will not only allow us to make a contained short film, we will be able to showcase the short as a proof of concept to investors for a feature film. We’re turning to the people who love horror to help support us. You're investing in so much more than a short. You're investing in change. A movement.
Click on THE TEAM tab to learn more about the passionate creators bringing this project to life.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
If you believe in indie horror and diverse voices in film, please help us by sharing this campaign with friends, horror fans, and fellow creatives. Every follow, repost, comment, and tag helps build momentum for our film and keeps the campaign alive. Follow us on social media and hit the heart button at the top right of the campaign page to follow our journey. Follow. Share. Spread the fear.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
PAYING OUR CAST & CREW
Costs $12,000
At the heart of THE HIDDEN is a dedicated team of artists bringing this story to life. We would love to pay everyone fairly.
COSTUMES / HAIR & MU / SFX MU
Costs $3,900
I want to utilize costume and MU to lean into horror with unique intruder masks and practical effects blood splatter to elevate the short.
LOCATION IS EVERYTHING
Costs $3,000
These funds will go toward securing the right filming locations, and permits, to fully realize the atmosphere and tension to tell the story.
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The environment tells a story.
Costs $1,500
This funding allows us to create a world that feels authentic, immersive, and a creepy atmospheric environment within the house.
POST PRODUCTION: The final layer of horror isn’t what you see—it’s what you feel.
Costs $3,000
In horror, sound, music and editing play a critical role. These funds help build tension and give us a more polished and immersive film.
EQUIPMENT: Horror is shaped by light—and the absence of it.
Costs $4,200
These funds allow us to control shadow, depth, and visibility within the house. Fear lives in the shadows—and how we shape them matters.
MARKETING / FESTIVALS: Creating a great film is only half the battle.
Costs $1,200
This fund supports trailers, posters and festival submissions to build excitement around the film and help it reach horror fans everywhere.
CONTINGENCY: Indie filmmaking is full of the horrors of unexpected challenges.
Costs $1,200
This fund helps us stay flexible and keep the film on track no matter what surprises come our way.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
MARCELLA OCHOA is an award-winning genre director and was picked by the Alliance of Women Directors Rising Director Fellowship for 2026. She wrote and directed a Western horror short, Hour of Blood, for which she was nominated for an IMAGEN Award and Humanitas Prize for Best Short Film. She also wrote and directed a short on the Americanization of Mexicans based on her childhood in Texas, My Name is Maria de Jesus, that premiered on HBO. She wrote and directed the award-winning thriller short film, Worry Dolls. The short was distributed on Crypt TV and she was nominated for an IMAGEN Award for Best Short Film. She co-wrote a horror, Madres, produced by Blumhouse as part of their “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series and premiered on Amazon in 2021. She received an NAACP nomination for Outstanding Writing for Madres, and IMAGEN Award Nomination for Best TV Movie. A supernatural thriller, Discarnate, she co-wrote, produced, and was the 2nd unit director was released on streaming networks worldwide. She has written horror films for Paramount, New Line, and Universal . She started her career in International Publicity for Sony Pictures working on the marketing campaigns for the studio’s major films. She was later hired as Head of Development for Roland Emmerich’s producing partner, Harald Kloser’s, production company working with them on numerous blockbuster films and TV projects.
SARAY BRAVO is a director and producer passionate about bold, character-driven narratives. Her films have been featured at the Los Angeles Film Festival (feature documentary, American DREAMers), San Francisco Latino Film Festival (short film, Entanglement) and the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (short film, Lady Justice). She served as an Associate Producer on CW’s Supergirl, HBO Max’s Dead Boy Detectives (pilot), and the feature film Home Delivery, set for a Spring 2026 theatrical release, and as Supervising Producer on HBO Max’s documentary Love, Lizzo. In 2023, she directed an episode on the final season of The Blacklist (Sony/NBCU). Saray is currently an Associate Producer on the HBO Max pilot American Blue and is developing a rally racing romance feature film.
MARIO MISCIONE is a queer sci-fi / fantasy / horror writer in television, film and new media, Mario began his career co-creating, writing and directing the Mark Cuban produced web series THE VAULT, which garnered millions of views and awards recognition. He went on to co-write and co-directed the psychological thriller feature CIRCLE which was acquired by Netflix. The film went on to become a cult hit, frequently included on "Best of Indie Sci-Fi and Horror" lists to this day (Buzzfeed, Bloody Disgusting, Kotaku). Next, he co-created the streaming anthology series DARK/WEB which was acquired by Amazon. He served as showrunner, producer, and series writer, as well as wrote and directed one of the anthology episodes. The show earned 7 Daytime Emmy nominations including Outstanding Digital Drama Series and Outstanding Directing Team. Mario also co-wrote the social horror film MADRES for Blumhouse. That film debuted on Amazon as part of the WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE series and earned him an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special. On the filmmaking side, Mario recently completed work on the micro-short ghost story RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT and is currently in pre-production on new horror and sci-fi shorts shooting this year.
AIMEE GARCIA is a SAG Award nominee who starred in José Padilha’s RoboCop opposite Michael Keaton, The Addams Family with Oscar Isaac and headlined Netflix’s Christmas With You (which reached #3 in the US and #1 in 80 countries). Currently, the multi-hyphenate stars on The Walking Dead: Dead City (premiering July 26), Netflix’s Strip Law with Adam Scott, Saurus City with Emma Roberts and Chasing Summer opposite Iliza Shlesinger, which premiered at Sundance 2026. Other credits include Netflix’s Lucifer, where she starred as fan-favorite “Ella Lopez,” Showtime’s Dexter, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K, Family Guy, Criminal Minds, How to Train Your Dragon, Supernatural and ABC’s The George Lopez Show, which earned her an Impact and ALMA Award. On the writing front, Garcia penned a Wonder Woman: Black & Gold story for DC Comics and wrote and directed a short film, Aimee Comes First, that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival starring Alfred Molina, Tony-nominated Olga Merediz and Emmy-winner Lamorne Morris. Her feature script for the project was rated top 1% on The Black List. Currently, she is co-writing a $40 million movie for Toei Animation with New York Times Bestseller AJ Mendez. The duo wrote Universal’s Blade of the 47 Ronin (which reached #3 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies List) and comics GLOW, Dungeons & Dragons and their original comic Day of the Dead Girl. Garcia and Mendez founded Scrappy Heart Productions to elevate diverse stories with universal themes. A Chicago native, Garcia graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Economics, Journalism and French. She works with Lurie Children’s Hospital, the National Hispanic Media Coalition and MOSTE, a non-profit that mentors girls from underserved communities. Aimee has 2.5 million engaged fans across Instagram (@aimeegarcia4realz), Facebook X (@Aimee_Garcia) and Tik Tok. Garcia is repped by Verve and Atlas Artists.