About Emily
Emily is a writer, director and casting director originally from Austin, TX now based in LA. She grew up sneaking into theaters and shows way too early and voraciously consuming the public library VHS collection. Drawn to stories of complicated women, mixed motives and making mistakes, Emily's work spans drama, comedy, narrative and documentary. Her films have screened and won awards at festivals across the country and abroad including Pendance, Tacoma, Portland, Cine Las Americas, Beverly Hills, The Valley, Sherman Oaks, Hill Country, Nevada Women’s, Mujeres Internacionales, Houston Latino, San Francisco Latino, The Front Fest, Immigration Film Festival and many more. Her television credits include PBS, TLC, A&E and the Fusion Network. She is a dual US-Canadian citizen.
Emily’s work in casting spans feature films, shorts, television series, music videos and commercials and includes SAG and non-union productions. Films she has cast have gone onto screen and win awards at Tribeca, Heartland International, Raindance, DIFF, Indy Shorts, Oak Cliff, Lone Star, Tallgrass and more. With an MFA in Film Production from the University of Texas at Austin, she brings a keen understanding of filmmaking allowing her to better support filmmakers throughout the casting process.
Emily is the 2024 WIF Casting Fellow and is also participating in the WIF Creative Producing Fellowship. Her past fellowships and awards include the 2021 Jesse H. Jones Fellowship and the 2020 Nick Cominos Award for Documentary Filmmaking.
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