Motzie Dapul is a queer Pinay writer, artist, and animator who’s bringing Filipino and LGBTQ+ themed stories to global audiences, primarily through genre stories such as fantasy/mythology, sci-fi, horror, and romance (often all at once).

​She’s best known as the creator (writer, editor, protagonist voice actor) of supernatural horror audio drama The Hi Nay Podcast.

She immigrated to Canada in late 2018 from Quezon City, and is currently based in Toronto, working in the thriving animation, film, and TV industry. 

She previously worked at Jam Filled Entertainment, Sphere Animation (Formerly Oasis Animation), Portfolio Entertainment and Guru Studio as a 2D Animator in Toronto, attended Sheridan College’s Advanced TV and Film program, and was formerly of the staff of Top Draw Animation in the Philippines.

She’s also written for CBCKids and 
Whatculture.com.

Her Whatculture articles can be found here.

Her articles with the CBC include the following:

4 Months Of Christmas In the Philippines

Free stuff you can do with your library card

What is The Nutcracker (and why is it so cool)?

Why Canadian winter may be a surprise to some