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Who is CLILY?

My name is Christina Lilavois, aka CLILY. A Haitian-Jamaican junior at Pace University majoring in film, and minoring in journalism. I am a creative. I bring your imaginations to live through my creative medium. Whether photographs, film or stories. I am a photographer. I am a writer. I am a filmmaker. I am an artist.

I took my first interest in filmmaking in the summer going into my junior year of high school, where I attended Purchase’s Pre-College Film Program and made my very first short films there. The following summer, I also attended Pace’s Pre-College Film Program where I was able to learn more about the technical side of filmmaking. Since then, I have written, edited, and acted in over eight short films such as “The Dwindling Fire,” which became a finalist in the SE Pennsylvania Youth Film Festival, and “Panic Attack” which was also a finalist for the NYC Teen Film Festival. Other recognitions were my short films “The Dwindling Fire” and “My Immortal Beloved” receiving semi-finalist spots in the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. In 2023, I was selected to take part in the Chelsea Film Festival’s Screenwriting Incubator where my 6 minute short film, The History Will Always Stay, premiered at the 11th Edition of the Festival. When I am older, I hope to have my own production company as full-time director making feature films in genres such as horror, psychological thriller, and drama.

I hope this page can serve as a safe space for people who love creativity and the arts. Through stories, poetry, films, and more, I hope this page provides relatability and inspiration for whoever needs it.