Ariel Gardner is a writer, director, and editor from Los Angeles, CA. Half of the directing duo Alex & Ariel, they were known for their prolific output of dark comedy short films & web-series, including KILL THE BABY (2015), JUDY (2016), SOUND SPEEDS (2016), NANCY (2016), A RIPPLE OF NOTHING SIGNIFICANT (2016), TOPLESS MAID (2016), AWESOMEFUNTV (2017) and the Adult Swim late night short, COOL DAD (2018). In