A connoisseur of horror, Ariel absorbed as much knowledge as she could on the various film sets she worked on as an actor in order to learn how to bring her nightmares to life. The first nightmare she birthed into the world was Ready to Burst, a pregnancy-based horror that acted as her debut as a director and led to her co-founding Bad Cookie Pictures. Since then she’s directed The Man in the Rabbit Mask, Paint the Town Red, Relaxing Rituals ASMR, Nepenthes, Clout, and Damned Supper, which is currently playing at film festivals world-wide. Behind the camera, Ariel seeks to create a collaborative atmosphere allowing those she works with to bring new ideas to the table and contribute to her vision.
Ariel is currently in development on three feature film projects including Tourist Season and feature adaptations of Clout and Nepenthes.
Awards & Accolades
Nominee - 2022 Vancouver Horror Show Best BC Film - Damned Supper
Nominee - 2022 Vancouver Badass Film Festival Best Local Short & Best Director - Damned Supper
Winner - 2021 Northern Frights Film Festival Favourite Director - Clout
Winner - 2021 Dark Hedges Film Festival Bloody Woman/Women Make Horror Award - Clout
Nominee - 2021 Vancouver Badass Film Festival Best Local Short - Clout
Winner - 2020 Halloween International Film Festival Best International Film - Clout
Winner - 2020 Cinemafantastique Film Festival Best Short Film - Nepenthes
Nominee - 2019 Vancouver Badass Film Festival Best Local Short - Nepenthes
Nominee - 2018 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Best “Monster Show” Short Film - Nepenthes
Nominee - 2018 Vancouver Badass Film Festival Best Local Short, Best Director - Paint the Town Red
Nominee - 2017 Women in Horror Film Festival Best Horror Short - Paint the Town Red
Nominee - 2017 Tales Beyond the Bar Best Film, Best Director - Paint the Town Red
Nominee - 2017 PDXtreme Film Festival Best Drama Short - Ready to Burst
Nominee - 2017 Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival Best International Short - Ready to Burst
Winner - 2017 Vancouver Badass Film Festival Best Local Short - Ready to Burst
Nominee - 2017 Vancouver Badass Film Festival Best Director - Ready to Burst
