Krista Michaels--a transgender filmmaker based in Denver, CO--made her film directorial debut with "One Monday" (2020) after years of being in the entertainment industry—from working in theatre doing sound, set, and poster design to directing behind-the-scenes Blu-ray extras for a horror company.

Co-Founder and CEO of Retro Raptor, LLC— she made her short film directorial debut with "One Monday" (2020) after years of being in the entertainment industry—from working in theatre doing sound, set, and poster design to directing behind-the-scenes Blu-ray extras for a horror company.

Behind-the-scenes work includes her first featurette as cinematographer of an interview with Ernie Hudson for an old horror film, Leviathan. Later, Krista would film a behind-the-scenes look at the 2k film scanning process for 80s slasher, Sleepaway Camp, which was shot at Technicolor in Los Angeles.

Krista fell in love with cinema from an early age, as well as the tangible film format as a dual-35mm projectionist and, later, as a film photographer.

She met the star of "One Monday", Brandy Bryant, in southern Virginia where she grew up. Together, the two formed the film production company Retro Raptor, LLC, where various film and TV projects are under way.