WRITER — DIRECTOR
Writer and director, Eunice Levis is a first-generation Dominican American from the Bronx, New York.
Eunice's work focuses on genre bending stories that combine her love of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy often through a diasporic lens. She is currently a Starz #takethelead writer’s intensive participant and an Alliance of Women Directors #MLD mentee. Previously a two-time Sundance Lab Second Rounder, a Stowe Story Lab Fellow, and a Netflix/NALIP Women of Color Short Film Incubator fellow. Eunice’s Caribbean folklore horror micro short FELL ENDS was an extraordinary selection at NYX’s 13 minutes of horror film festival and streamed on Shudder.
Her last two short films each had incredible festival runs. INVADE, a dark environmental sci-fi premiered in five countries and screened in over 20 festivals domestically, including; Harlem International Film Festival, Micheaux Film Festival and Essence Film Festival.
RO & THE STARDUST, a space fantasy short has also screened internationally and in top domestic festivals included UrbanWorld, ABFF and Pan African Film Festival. The film won Best Narrative Short at the 25th Annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, making it a 2024 Oscar® qualified Narrative Short Film.
In addition to writing and directing, Eunice is a film adjunct professor and cohosts Café Negro con Genre, a podcast that promotes creatives working in the genre space. Eunice holds an MA from NYU.