Ariel Zengotita is an award-winning Puerto Rican filmmaker based in North Carolina.

His films have screened at notable festivals such as SXSW, Palm Springs Int'l ShortFest, and TIFF. Ariel was recently selected as part of the inaugural class of the NO DRAMA Initiative, powered by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw, Universal, and TIFF. His work tends to explore the space between horror and dramedy.