Charli Duchalski is a junior at Meadowvale Secondary School just outside of Toronto, Canada. An avid writer for as long as anyone can remember, Charli published their first novel, My Brother Yak, at age 12. In 2023, they started a movie review blog, Chronicle Blitz, where they write under the pseudonym Ridley Donowitz. They are also a third-degree brown belt in karate, a b’nai mitzvah tutor at Solel Congregation’s beit sefer, and an active participant in their school’s QSA group (the LGBTQ+ club). In their free time, they write screenplays and watch movies while furiously taking notes about filmmaking styles.