Chattrisse Dolabaille is a writer and performer who is passionate about telling narratives which, along with their protagonists, have been “othered” for far too long.
She started in the music world and then broadened her scope to include acting, keeping a pen firmly in her hand (she may one day write as many screenplays as she has original songs). Two of her first short films, which she also acted in and co-produced, have screened in numerous international film festivals.
Her first feature placed her as a Top Ten Semifinalist for the 2019 Canadian Film Festival’s screenwriting competition; it is a coming-of-age story set in Chattrisse’s hometown of Toronto. Predictably, she wrote the entire soundtrack.