Karina Lomelin Ripper

Y’all this is WILD! AFI DWW+ Class of 2025 @americanfilminstitute AAAaaaaaaay ay aya y ay! 🎉 I’m honored to have been selected for this prestigious program. To be mentored and trained alongside the best of the best is an absolute dream come true 🥹 Fifteen year old me is losing her MIND, so much excite! I’ve been hustling towards directing scripted films for a long time and I’m so thrilled to be making my short film “There’s A Devil Inside Me” as part of this AFI program. As some of you may know, filmmaking requires a lot of resources. Your support in the form of a donation to this project would mean the world to me, TRULY! In the US, Latina/e directors are less than 1%. Y’all we need to shake that up and I am here to make waves 🌊 There’s a link in my bio for you to donate directly and a link to my film’s website for project details. 🔗💰 /support/?Op=donate&don=528 A million thanks to my community in Portland and Los Angeles, to mi familia and to all the chingonas who carry the torch to light the way 🔥🔥🔥

Wow! What an incredible time was had at the inaugural Sundance Collab: The Bridge from Oregon to Industry workshop 🥰 Truly fell in love with all these filmmakers and their projects and learned a TON about the biz from so many insightful mentors. Felt like each came with a basket full of goodies to share but the best was when we saw how much we can do for each other too 🫶🏼 Thank you @pattyleewest @ericavelson @elysemckay32 @timbwilliams and to the @sundancecollab @oregonfilm @portlandeventsandfilmoffice teams for curating such a transformative experience when our community in Oregon needed it most. Such a gift and I can’t wait to put all these new tools and skills to work. Now LET’S GO 🔥🔥🔥

Congratulations @kr.yst for bringing home the award for Best Actress for There’s a Devil Inside Me @mexamcef 🥳 Many thanks to all the wonderful people who put on such a beautiful festival and awards ceremony to celebrate Mexican artists. So proud of Krystal and her devilish, nuanced and grounded performance in this film 🥹💐 Thank you to Casting Director @salschiavone for helping us find our Teresa and to all the cast and crew who brought their A-game to this production 🫶🏼 go team devils 😈✨🎊

To be in a Sundance Collab cohort, with all these incredible Oregon filmmakers, what a dream! Thank you so much for creating this space @sundancecollab @oregonfilm @portlandeventsandfilmoffice @prosperportland for championing Oregon filmmakers, bridging the gaps and deepening connections 🥰🥰🥰 So thrilled to be a part of this inaugural cohort and can’t wait to collab with everyone soon!

There’s a Devil Inside Me is premiering at SEVEN film festivals 🔥🔥🔥 Think it’s safe to say that the devil is alive and well inside everyone hehe 😈 Mexico premiere Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara @ficg in the Panorama Frontera En Corto block 🌵🙋🏻‍♀️ Georgia premiere at the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival @atlantafilmfestival 🍑 Portland premiere and nominated for Best Narrative Short at the Portland Panorama Film Festival @pdxpanorama 🌲🙋🏻‍♀️ Nominated for Best Actress and Best Director at the Mexican-American Film and Television Festival @mexamcef 🌟🙋🏻‍♀️ North Carolina premiere at RiverRun International Film Festival @riverrunfilm 💙 Pennsylvania premiere at the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival @phlatinfilmfest 🫶🏼🙋🏻‍♀️ Michigan premiere at Capital City Film Festival @capcityfilmfest 💫 Thank you to the incredible cast and crew who made this film!!! So proud and grateful to all of you 🥰 KEY CAST & CREW: Teresa @kr.yst Sophia @jjazzy_18 Gabriela @vanessagcomedy Casting Director @salschiavone Director @karinaripper Writers @karinaripper  @marcripper EPs @hector0558  @patigarcia17  @eduardolopezcaztro Producers  @joopjoop.creative  @notthetennisplayer_  @moncastrob Production Coordinator @chrishawnjulius First AD @mserpa7 2nd AD Mia Bonilla Cinematographer @sarahmakesmovies Chief Lighting Technician @artgarii  Colin Silver Key Grip Isaac @thepowerzthatbe  Gavriel Dorian Steadicam Operator @_steadikris_ Composer @melguerison Sound Editor & Mixer @dishmasterjordan Production Sound Mixer Ying Ding Production Designer @_marianwood Costume Designer @breaholmescostumedesigner Assistant Costume Designer @rosio_sld Hair & Make-Up Designer @theirnameisshy Editor @marcripper Finishing @mirrormirrorfinish Executive Producer Mirror Mirror @digital_spencer Colorist @jazzyvazquez #oregonfilm #latinadirector

There’s a Devil Inside Me will be screening on Day 2 of the festival! Synopsis: A mischievous teen pretends to be a saintly nun only to be mistaken for a real one. Credits: 🎥 Director: Karina Lomelin Ripper ✍️ Screenwriter: Karina Lomelin Ripper, Marc Ripper 🎥 Producer: Fran Bittakis, Martina Silcock, Mon Castro 🎭 Cast: Krystal Garcia, Jazmene Valenzuela, Vanessa Gonzalez 📹 Cinematographer: Sarah Whelden 🎨 Production Design: Marian Wood 📅 When: Day 2 | April 26th 📍 Where: Harmony Gold Theater | Los Angeles, CA 🎟️ Secure your tickets now through the link in our bio! #MAFTF #TheresADevilInsideMe #Latino #OfficialSelection #FilmFestival

Let’s go Austin! So thrilled to be screening There’s a Devil Inside Me @montevideo210 as part of the Latina Spring screening at Austin Film Society Cinema 🤠 Screening a film in Texas has been a goal 🥹 and to be a part of this powerhouse showcase wow! Thank you Manuel 🫶🏼