LADARRION WILLIAMS is a Los Angeles-based playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter whose goal is to cultivate a new era of Black fantasy, providing space and agency for Black characters and stories in a new, fresh and fantastical way. He is currently a resident playwright and co-creator of The Black Creators Collective, where his play UMOJA made its West Coast debut in January 2022. He also produced North Hollywood’s first Black playwrights’ festival at the Waco Theater Center. Blood at the Root (Labyrinth Road) is Williams’ first novel. His viral and award-winning short film based on the same concept is currently available on YouTube and Amazon Prime.