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Kaye Adelaide is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal QC. A storyteller at heart, Kaye has written and directed four short films. Kaye is currently developing Flesh, a queer body horror film through the 2019 WIFTV From Our Dark Side Incubator, as well as Real Live Death, an LGBT horror comedy web series, which was selected by the Diversity of Voices Initiative at the Banff World Media Festival in 2018. Kaye's writing has also been supported by the SODEC Jeunes Createurs development program. Kaye's work broadens representation for gender minorities and challenges societal biases through a playful combination of genres, including horror, comedy, and camp.

Mariel Sharp is a producer, writer and director based in Montréal, QC. Mariel has produced six critically acclaimed short genre films which have played at over 60 international film festivals. Mariel is currently finishing post production on her first feature film, a psychological thriller directed by Amelia Moses entitled “Bleed With Me”. Mariel's work has been supported by the Telefilm Talent to Watch program, the SODEC Jeunes Createurs Development program, WIFTV's From Our Dark Side incubator program, the BANFF Diversity of Voices initiative, and the BMFF Creator's Coven. As a producer, Mariel believes in empowering diverse voices and the unique potential of genre cinema as a vehicle for social change.