Kryzz Gautier is a queer, Afro-Latina writer/director born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Since transitioning from undocumented to permanent resident, she’s been a writer on HBO’s GORDITA CHRONICLES, is a writer/creative consultant on the upcoming installment of 2K Games’ acclaimed franchise BIOSHOCK, and her feature debut WHEELS COME OFF landed on the 2021 Black List. The last is being produced by Julie Oh at OhCo. She’s sold multiple shows and features to studios, some of which have her attached as director. Kryzz has been a fellow in prestigious programs like NBC’s “Female Forward” for scripted TV directors, Ryan Murphy’s “Half Initiative”, Joey Soloway’s “Disruptors”, the Sundance Institute, The Academy’s Nicholl Fellowship, and the DGA, among others. Her work has screened at multiple Academy Award, BAFTA, and Canadian Screen Award qualifying festivals. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Directing Narrative Fiction from Emerson.