Motzie Dapul
Motzie Dapul is a queer Pinay writer, artist, and animator who’s bringing Filipino and LGBTQ+ themed stories to global audiences through genre stories such as fantasy/mythology, sci-fi, horror, and romance (often all at once).
She's best known as the showrunner (creator, writer, editor, voice actor) of supernatural horror audio drama "Hi Nay."
Motzie immigrated to Canada in 2018 from Quezon City, and is currently based in Downtown Toronto, working as a professional 2D TV Animator with 7+ years of industry and in-studio experience.
She’s also best known for her independent comics work as a producer, editor, writer and artist of Filipino LGBTQ+ komiks, which she frequently sells at conventions and art markets. She’s also written for CBCKids, Thought Café and Whatculture.com.
Ask her about Filipino mythology and folklore, komiks, art and literature! She speaks fluent Tagalog.
About my work
You can find Hi Nay anywhere you listen to podcasts and on https://hinaypod.com/, and my komiks on https://payhip.com/AteMozzarella or @AMKomiks on Twitter.
Links
https://www.instagram.com/mozzabolera
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10230588/
Fun facts
Favourite element of Filipino/a/x arts and culture: I'm a particular fan of Filipino folklore and Pinoy komiks, but all Pinoy culture makes me intrigued, enthusiastic and proud.
Favourite Filipino word: Mamamayan(g Pilipino)
Favourite book/written prose: The Bartimaeus Sequence (by Jonathan Stroud), Skyworld (by Mervyn Ignacio and Ian Sta Maria)
Book(s)/media/music: Too many to count! Some standouts - Fullmetal Alchemist (manga), Princess Tutu (anime), Sandman and Lucifer (comics)
