Welcome to my website! I am a proud queer Filipino-American (Cebuano/Ilonggo) creator, host, animator, podcaster, filmmaker, and occultist in Los Angeles.
After several years of working on various TV series and commercials as an animator and character designer, I have embraced my calling as a spoOOooOoky creator and storyteller! I'm passionate about adding more empathy and representation for marginalized groups in the paranormal and horror communities, because there is so much more to the spirit realm than the white figures (both living and dead) that we see in entertainment.
Here's some stuff I've been up to:
- In 2016, I created "Something Scary" on the YouTube channel Snarled (and there's an award nominated podcast too!). I left the show in October 2019 to become an independent artist, starting with an award winning podcast called "Stories With Sapphire", which was part of Elijah Wood's SpectreVision Radio launch.
- I created a college course about the importance of diversity and accurate representation in animation and entertainment. You can check out my students' blog here.
- You might catch me on the Travel Channel talking about spirits on "Paranormal Caught On Camera", "Paranormal Nightshift", and investigating on "Ghost Town Terror" streaming now on Discovery+ and Max!
- My micro-short film "How To Kill An Aswang" won Extraordinary Selection at the 13 Minutes of Horror Film Festival and streamed on SHUDDER in 2021.
- My script "Breeder" was awarded the Supplemental Award for Roman Coppola's DCP Horror Filmmaking Initiative, and is currently being produced.
- My dark fantasy musical script "How Was Your Day?" is currently an official selection for the Independent Shorts Awards, and the Script Competition Winner for Sunday Shorts Film Festival May 2025.
- When I'm not working, I'm probably teaching my dogs Norman & Lola new dance moves, practicing magick, singing showtunes, dancing hip hop, or rewatching a horrible 90's/00's horror movie.
Feel free to reach out if you're in need of an animator, funeral singer, voiceover artist, podcast guest: SapphiresPublicEmail@gmail.com
Byeeeeeeee
