Shared Nightmares

"We lived on top of this hill. There was an optical effect and it would usually happen around dusk with the light, where people were in the distance... You could actually see like seven streets down. It look like they were floating, like they were spirits. People would always say, 'Don't be afraid of them. Just let them do their thing.'"

"Last year, I hosted the official Oscars party for The Academy Museum. They had a special table reserved for me. But at some point I went and was working the party. I came back, and somebody was in my booth saying, "She was on your team." That shit terrifies me."

Dani Fernandez is an LA based writer and actress. She wrote in the anthology series The Good Immigrant USA about her life as a Chicana in America. She has hosted for E! News, iHeartRadio, Nerdist, The CW, and Disney. She can be seen in animated form, playing herself, in Disney’s "Ralph Breaks the Internet" as well as SYFYs “The Great Debate". She recently wrote a Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy love story for DC Comics. She also wrote and starred in a short psychological thriller “In the Static” that premiered at multiple festivals this summer.

Please follow her on Instagram @msdanifernadez!

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"We were on a beach in Sarasota. I thought was being swarmed by sharks. I think everyone heard my screaming. I can still hear it. My whole family was ten feet away and they were like, 'DON'T MOVE.' I'm standing there, swarmed by stingrays."

Maggy Torres-Rodriguez is a Cuban-American filmmaker from Miami, Florida. Maggy did the cinematography for a film that got into the Cannes Film Festival during her time in film school. She received her MFA in Screenwriting at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. Maggy has spent the last 8 years as a producer/editor for various places, like HBO. Currently an adjunct professor at USC where she teaches feature screenwriting, she also freelances as a writer for Nickelodeon Animation and is an alum of the Sundance family.

Don't forget to follow her on Instagram @littleghostmag and check out her website https://www.littleghostproductions.com/.

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"I loved the idea of being close to death. I just didn't care if I lived or died when I was driving. That's what made me such a good driver because I would do risky sh*t. Also, I was the only girl. I didn't give a f*ck."

K. Broch (like the pins Abuelas wear) is a queer, mixed, dark comedy writer from West Michigan. As an organization queen, she's been a producer on several short films, along with her podcast, She Said...Let's! which empowers women in film & TV. K. reflects on her young life in street racing, her near-death experience, and her complicated relationship with her parents.

Check out her podcast @ocsproductions on Instagram and here: https://linktr.ee/ocsproductions

Don't forget to follow her on Instagram @kaybroch.

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"For me, part of being a closeted, gay person when you're young, is that you are always afraid. You have this secret that literally could mean the end of your life. You're so afraid that people could find out."

Jose T. Nateras, one of the longest standing members of The LatinXorcists, joins us on the latest episode of Shared Nightmares. Jose reflects on his fears of being a young queer man in society, ideas of how fear works within a marginalized identities, and how his parents influenced his work ethic.

Watch Departing Seniors, starring Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, now streaming VOD!

Check out Jose's social media here: https://linktr.ee/JNateras

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"It's scary to know that there's something out there that even your parents can't protect you from."

Rubén Mendive, host of the La Lista Podcast, joins us for the first ever episode of Shared Nightmares. Rubén reflects on the fears of the immigrant experience, remembering his grandmother in the process.

Follow Rubén @carnitasbae and listen to La Lista Podcast here on Spotify and on Instagram @lalistapodcast

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