Ariel Baska
Biography
Ariel Baska is a Deafblind cyborg, disability advocate, multi-award-winning filmmaker, and the festival director of Access:Horror, which celebrates disability and genre through horror and experimental filmmaking. They have worked with Anarchists United, SXSW, and the Academy Museum as a filmmaker, speaker, and advisor. Their most recent short film, a horror memoir named Monstrous Me, received grants from Southern Documentary Fund, Sunny Side of the Doc (via ReelAbilities), and The Chimaera Project, and is executive produced by Lilly Wachowski.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
This is a behind the scenes documentary for the making of the film OUR FIRST PRIORITY, which was made in the pandemic under unusual circumstances.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
"Horror Able" is an educational piece that focuses and raises awareness on disabilities and inclusion. It aims to stress the importance of diversity, representation and accessibility in the industry.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as self
When Ariel was a disabled and disfigured child of three years old, a bad babysitter brought over a bag of weed, her boyfriend, and a VHS of A Nightmare on Elm Street. From under the coffee table, through the railings, Ariel saw themselves in that Zenith television, in the face of Freddy Krueger, and decided there was agency in being a monster rather than a martyr.