KELLY is a genre filmmaker with a background in archaeology, burlesque and witchcraft. As a director, her focus is on creating empathy, especially amidst uncomfortable backdrops or circumstances. Her psychological horror short, Storage (2023), was backed by Couper Samuelson, President of Feature Films at Blumhouse (Get Out, Whiplash, M3GAN). The film won “Best Dark Drama” at Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival and was a finalist in several other festivals around the world. Kelly is also a guest director on the forthcoming surreal comedy web series Bernadette the Brave and in prep on surreal drama short Bleed, with award-winning producer Luna Zhang. As the Co-founder of Nyx Horror Collective, she has partnered with Stowe Story Labs to create a fellowship for woman-identifying horror screenwriters, and with streaming platform SHUDDER to produce anthology short film series 13 Minutes of Horror (2021 - 2022), featuring projects from women and non-binary creators. 13 Minutes won “Best Short Film” at the 2022 Rondo Hatton Horror Awards, the only women-led project nominated in that category. Kelly's journey has taught her to never wait for permission to create and that you’re never too old to reinvent yourself – go get it!