Candice Fox is a writer, filmmaker, and performer based in NYC, known for telling raw, emotionally resonant stories with humor, heart, and a touch of chaos. Her short films have screened at international festivals including the New York Movie Awards and the Paris Film Awards, earning recognition for their bold perspective and intimate storytelling.
Her writing is deeply personal and often unflinchingly honest and can be found on Medium’s leading mental health publication, Invisible Illness, where she contributes essays on everything from generational trauma to navigating recovery. In 2022, she published Mental Maps, a poetry collection exploring memory, identity, and mental health. Her first play debuted at the Los Angeles Fringe Festival in 2016.
In 2025, Candice brought her one-woman show, Cheers, Mom! Eulogy For A Living Parent, to the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following its NYC debut at the Days of the Dead Festival.
Her work dives deep into addiction, grief, family dysfunction, and the complicated beauty of being human. Whether on screen, on stage, or on the page, she’s committed to storytelling that’s vulnerable, visceral, and undeniably real.