There's a Devil Inside Me
About the Film
After a Catholic confirmation class, Teresa, a devilish teen, pretends to be a nun but things go sideways when she's mistaken for a real one.
Director: Karina Lomelin Ripper
Producers: Martina Silcock, Fran Bittakis, Mon Castro
United States // 2025 // Comedy, Drama // LOLA Award Nominee - Los Shorts
15 minutes
About the Filmmaker
Karina Lomelin Ripper is a Mexican-American writer and director whose films focus on the rebels, misfits, and rule-breakers, characters who push against society and institutions, in order to achieve self preservation and liberation.
She was selected for a coveted spot in the AFI Directing Workshop for Women+ class of 2025. In the program, she directed her coming-of-age short, THERE'S A DEVIL INSIDE ME. The film won for Best U.S. Latina Director at its world premiere at LALIFF 2025.
Her previous short, a gothic horror film, CHISPA, was supported by Fujifilm and won the Audience Award at the Rise Showcase and Best Oregon Filmmaker at the McMinnville Film Fest.
She is a 2025 Princess Grace Honoraria recipient and a fellow of the 2024 Hola Mexico’s: Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today. Her films have received a Vimeo Staff Pick, premiered on PBS and No Budge and screened at festivals all over the globe.
Karina is in development on a feature film, SILVER BLANKETS, which was a finalist for the inaugural Sundance Cultural Impact Residency 2025 and a participant in the 2025 BendFilm: Basecamp. She was selected for the 2026 Netflix / Latino Film Institute’s Inclusion Fellowship where she will make a short, proof of concept of the film.
She splits her time between Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon, where she enjoys growing flowers and camping with her partner and pup.
