Ariel entered the entertainment industry as an actor, but being a passionate connoisseur of horror, she absorbed as much knowledge as she could while acting on various film sets in order to learn how best to bring her own nightmares to life. The first fright she birthed into the world was Ready to Burst, a pregnancy-based horror short that acted as her writer-director debut 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 most recently the Halloween horror Damned Supper. Behind the camera, Ariel seeks to create a collaborative atmosphere and is always excited to hear the new ideas others bring to the table in order to craft the most terrifying tale possible.
On Halloween a group of wannabe witches seeking visions of their future loves conjure up more than they bargained for during their dumb supper ritual.
If you've hung around in Vancouver's indie film scene at all, you've certainly heard of Bad Cookie and their genre exploits! We're pumped to be able to include this damned delicious selection in the fest this year!