Episode 161: Greg Elysée

Our host chats with a guest well versed in all our favourite subjects, myth, legend, film and everything in between!

Greg Anderson Elysée is an award-winning Haitian-American writer and educator based in Brooklyn who’s making waves by bringing Black mythology and folklore into the spotlight. He’s best known for his hit series Is’nana: The Were-Spider, a dark fantasy that puts a modern twist on West African and Caribbean legends and has racked up multiple Glyph Awards. From the supernatural mystery of The Gentleman to the sci-fi vibes of Marassa, Greg’s work is all about centering diverse voices and making cultural icons as legendary as any Greek myth. When he’s not crafting scripts, he’s a dedicated filmmaking teacher and a vocal champion for independent creators across the industry.

Greg discusses finding comics through an unlikely source, going to film school, finding joy in bringing his cultural myths into the spotlight and why we need to fight our approaching robot overlords!