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Gracie Fojtik (she/her) is a Rocky Mountain mountain raised, New York based Director, Actor, and Writer.
Fojtik graduated from Fordham University’s Theater Program with honors, studying both acting and directing, she studied abroad at Moscow Art Theater and earn her M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater. All institutions that supported, featured and cultivated her multi hyphen skills.
As a Director she's worked both on screen and stage, and is dedicated to shaping stories that dance between the lines between heart and humor. On screen, Gush (a new comedy short in post), Salty (Best U.S. Seattle Film Fest, and other festival screenings), and many mirco-shorts from _Film.Roll_. On Stage: Ernest and the Pale Moon (A.C.T. Masters) and Action (Fordham University). She's assisted Dawn Akemi Saito on her productions of Macbeth and The House of Bernarda Alba and Pam Mackinnon on Fefu and her Friends.
As an Actor, she's had the privilege of performing at the American Conservatory Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival, Middle Voice at Rattlestick and many readings. Most recently she's seen in the indie shorts Deke's Art, a sketch with Splendid Jesters (15K views), and Eli, Briefly.
As a Screenwriter, Gracie's known for Gush (in post) produced by Mulberry Queens, and awarded her a place as one of four women invited to a writers retreat hosted by the Lighthouse International Film Festival. Salty, screened in 2022/23 at Seattle Film Festival (best U.S. Short), Louisville International Film Festival, Austin Indie Shorts Fest, New York International Film Festival (award winner), and and Switzerland's International Film Festival. And her beloved _Film.Roll_ micro shorts based on randomized prompts, (Untitled Laundry Room Political Thriller), Cheese Glorious Cheese and A Bananas Noir.
When she isn’t telling a story, Gracie can be found obsessing over her dog Quino, escaping to the mountains or starting deep convos with friends. She aims to create a community that is diverse in beings, queer in thinking and honest in transformation. She is drawn to innovative, at times silly, disruptive, curious, revealing, feminist, surprising art.