Karina Ripper is a first-generation Mexican-American and former Texan, where she
studied film production at the University of North Texas while hustling nights in a
newsroom as a floor director and camera operator. In New York City, she worked on
television series productions for National Geographic WILD and the Discovery Channel.
In Oregon, Karina recently produced and directed a short film, The Child and The Dead,
which was a 2016 official selection at the Mill Valley, Maryland, Riverrun, and Ashland
film festivals, among others. She has been a producer and post supervisor on
commercial projects for Nike and Adidas, as well as an associate producer on Beware
the Slenderman, a documentary for HBO Films.