Biography

Christina Raia is a New York City based Writer/Director. With an affinity for ensemble pieces and punchy dialogue, she focuses on character-driven and socially conscious horror and comedy, using genre as a lens to represent, discuss and dissect social issues, otherness and real world anxieties. Her work, consisting of over a dozen short films, a web series, and two feature films, has screened at film festivals around the world with coverage on press outlets such as Indiewire and BuzzFeed. Christina grew up on Long Island and Queens with a single mother and one brother. Her mixed race background and particularly her mother's Indo-Trinidadian culture play a major role in Christina's interest in portraying underrepresented perspectives across diverse spectrums of identity in her writing and directing.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

For as far back as I can remember, I've always been captivated by movies. I started writing stories at the age of 5, playing around with video cameras at age 11, and was positive that I wanted to be a filmmaker at the age of 15. Ever since then, I have worked towards making that dream a reality.

When people see my work, I'd like for them to feel entertained but also to feel challenged to think and question. I want people to walk away after seeing my films still thinking about what they just watched. No matter what the genre, I hope people can look at my work and see that a film can give a voice to those that have not been heard or tell a story that most couldn't even fathom. I would watch movies as a child and see that the impossible is possible and that everyone has a story to tell, even the unexpected. I felt inspired to use my imagination and create. Someday, I would like for people to feel that same inspiration when viewing my work.