I conjure worlds where women struggle with desire, unearth the repressed and battle monsters both mystical and human.

For current project slate, email g3nnamaria@gmail.com.

For women-led / LGBTQ+ indie horror films, follow Carmilla Productions. Find our debut short, Brian Won’t Wear Condoms, at a festival near you.

Brian Won’t Wear Condoms

Short body horror film. Premiered Chicago Horror Film Festival 2025.

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Father Son Holy Gore: The Horrifying Realities of Dating Men in BRIAN WON’T WEAR CONDOMS and Y.M.G.

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Parts (Part 1: A Corpse is Found Outside Bikini Barbie’s Mansion)

Short horror/comedy stop motion film. Premiered Madness Film Festival 2023.

Finalist: Athens International Art Film Festival 2023

ONED International Festival Official Selection 2023 - Beijing 2023, France 2024

Two

Short experimental film. Premiered BFI Future Film Festival 2019.

Category Semi-Finalist: Best Experimental North America 2020, Ontario Alternative Film Festival

Finalist: Flickfair Official Selection for Independent Shorts 2020

Lift-Off First Time Filmmaker Sessions Official Selection 2021

Les Mains Gauches Festival Selection 2021

Kalakari Film Fest Official Selection 2021

Intermission

One hour play. Satire.

Performed by Downingtown STEM Academy Player’s Troupe, 2016.

Welcome to Hell - Beyond Queer Words Anthology. 2024.

10 Places to Kill Yourself in Bumfuck, Ohio - Coffin Bell Journal. 2023.

Neckless - Marrow Magazine. 2022.

Unreliability as It Relates to Gender - Marrow Magazine Notables Interview. 2022.

with the intention of not resurfacing - Oral Rinse Magazine. Print. 2022.

Stain - The Susquehanna Review. 2021.

Cafe Amore (Gratuity Included in Price) - ANGLES Issue 7. 2020.

April 27 - Flora Fiction Volume 1 Issue 2. 2020.

alternatives - Train River Publishing: Anthology. 2020.

How to “Read” Queer Cinema - Queer Horror Guide, University of Pittsburgh Library System. 2020.

Marlboro Lights - Forbes and Fifth Volume 13. 2019.

You Have Three New Voicemails - Three Rivers Review. Print. 2018.

Writer in Residence - Chateau D’Orquevaux 2023.

Debut novel - Coming soon.