Chelsea Gonzalez, a writer and director, was one of 8 fellows chosen for the inaugural Blumhouse & K Period Media Screamwriting Fellowship, in partnership with the Sundance Institute. Shortly thereafter, her feature screenplay Women in Jeopardy - a horror comedy about three women trapped inside genre films trying to escape - was optioned by Blumhouse.
As a director, Chelsea’s work has screened at over 100 film festivals worldwide, including Cinequest, Sarasota, and DeadCenter Film Festival. Her pilot, Legit Married, won Best Pilot at Dances with Films, and her short film Make the Call won Best Thriller at Nightmares Film Festival. She was also named Most Powerful Voice by Blackbird Film Festival for her debut short film, Susanne and the Man.
Chelsea’s love of filmmaking began on the other side of the camera. Franka Potente selected Chelsea to appear in her feature film Home starring Kathy Bates. She can be seen on television in The Mindy Project, Criminal Minds, Castle, and The Jinx. She also had the honor of being chained to a stone slab and tortured in the Universal/Blumhouse feature Ouija: Origin of Evil. She has been killed on screen seven times and hopes for many more in her future – though she particularly enjoys playing characters who are alive.
Chelsea creates work that takes a hard look at the darkest parts of ourselves and our society, while still cultivating laughter, heart, and suspense. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, lives in Los Angeles, and is represented by Untitled Entertainment.
