Erica Joy Garcia, an aspiring production designer/artist, was born in the Philippines. She took Toronto as her home and landed her first film-related job at Regent Park Focus where she learned to use After Effects, Photoshop and Premiere Pro. She’s done freelance photography for 3 years, but now she’s moved on to produce and co-write a Humber College documentary called Trashion.

 

To launch off her career, she’s taken the role of a key gaffer for the Humber studio drama called Boiling to further improve her lighting and technical skills on set. She’s learned to be resourceful and inventive on the spot by working as a production designer for Musk Lake and an art director for #cancelled. She hopes to continue improving her ingenuity and art skills to create immersive worlds for films. On the side, she makes digital art under the name Joiya; a mix between her first and second name.