Creating horror films with Kristen Semedo

"It would be dead quiet, of course, during our takes. And then you call cut and hear all of the crew go, ‘Oh gross!’ and it was the best feeling to have my crew also be reacting to this stuff."

Kristen Semedo graduated in 2024 with a film and media studies degree, which she completed online through the Department of English at Arizona State University. Today, she is an editor for the NoSleep podcast as well as a writer and director of short films.

This spooky season, tune in as Semedo discusses the process of writing, directing, promoting and screening her first horror short film — "Vermin."