Gregory Gotham Smith is originally from Rochester, NY, has a B.A in theater from William & Mary, and studied filmmaking and cinematography at Maine Media Workshops & College. He is currently working on a master's in directing at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Brooklyn College. Shy Boy's Virutal Sex Dreams is the fourth short he's submitted to festivals. His feature 3.14... premiered at the Rochester Fringe Festival and also screened at the Syracuse International Film Festival, the 12th Underground Cinema Film Festival Dublin, The Derby Film Festival, and the Berlin Independent Film Festival. It is currently available on Tubi, Apple TV, and Amazon. His short film The Encounter played in the fall of 2023 at the Telluride Horror Show, the Defy Film Festival in Nashville, and The San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Film Festival. It also went on to play at the Chicago Horror Film Festival, The Six Feet Under Horror Festival in Colorado Springs, The Boston Underground Film Festival, and The Santiago Horror Film Festival in Chile. His short film You're Not Allowed to Leave the Room premiered at the Phillip K. Dick Film Festival in 2024.