Lina Zikas is an NYC writer and producer. Her short film "Start Over" was represented in the Court Métrage in the 2018 Cannes International Film Festival. She produces and hosts a monthly variety show called Hottie Bop at Under St Marks theater in the East Village. Her original musical “CRISPR: the Musical!” ran at Caveat NYC in January 2024 and will be featured at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the C Venues Aquila Temple. Her musical “Superlike'' debuted at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective Nov 5, 2022. Her films have received Jury awards in 48 Hour Film Festival Chicago, Campus Movie Fest and Georgia Tech Film Scramble competitions. She graduated with a Materials Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.