About

Devi (rhymes with gravy) is a former ballerina, award-winning screenwriter/filmmaker, published short fiction author, and occasional college instructor specializing in horror cinema.

She’s also an alumnus of AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, the Fox Studios Filmmakers program, the Clarion Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers Lab and Grubstreet's Novel Incubator.

Her screenplays have earned high placements in such competitions as the Nicholl Fellowships, Slamdance and PAGE Awards, and her films have screened at over 500 festivals worldwide, garnering awards, distribution, and critical acclaim.

When she’s not writing and directing, she chases monkeys around the world with her anthropologist partner. She’s also a co-founder/writer at Beyond the Bechdel (a feminist cinema blog) and regular contributor to Iconema, a Mexican Arts & Sciences online journal. She wears many hats, primarily berets.