Cassandra Sechler

Cassandra Sechler also known as the Mistress of the Weird and the Wonderful is a conceptual artist based in San Francisco California Her background and interest is in fine art photography and psychology which aids in providing her viewer with expressionistic works that are both personal and poetic The nature of gender sexuality identity dreams technological infrastructure and her place within them are often the main focus of her work as a visual artist Sechler received her BA at San Francisco State University in 2009 and since has been a curator writer actress and director at Dreams For Dead Cats Productions DDCP a San Francisco based DIY production team run by herself and filmmakermusician Craig Jacobson Together they express their visions by any means necessary through a variety of media specializing in photography film and video editing music sound design sculpture makeup graphic design and more aiming to provide exposure to non commercial artists endeavors worldwide In addition to Sechlers work at DDCP she has been lead curator for the Dimensions Mindscapes and Technophobia International Film Festivals which toured the US In 2013 Sechler was chosen as a juror and host at the 4th Annual Mascara and Popcorn Film Festival Montreal and she continues to organize and host underground film nights and exhibit her artwork in the bay area and beyond Between 2008 and 2015 Sechler has completed over 11 short films including the celebrated Belle Nouveau 2010 Lovey 2011 and Wireboy 2013 which have been screened internationally and received high acclaim Sechler is currently working on a handful of feature films Dolly Deadly writer 2016 Elliot assistant directormakeup artistactor 2016 Tearful Surrender writer director 2017 and Acrotalk writerdirector 2017 She is also working on several upcoming web series and collaborative films Proof That It Happened director ongoing series and Windows writer director ongoing series