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Molly Gillis

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Biography

Molly Gillis is a recent graduate of NYU Grad Film with her MFA in writing & directing. She is a 2019 Spike Lee Production Fund recipient and 2019 Princess Grace Foundation winner of the Cary Grant Film Honor for her thesis short film PLAISIR, premiering at SXSW in March 2021. She received the 2019-2020 Davey Foundation grant for her next project to be filmed in 2021. Her work has screened at Oscar qualifying festivals including Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hollyshorts, Flickers Rhode Island, Maryland Film Festival, and others. Her last short film entitled NOW YOU KNOW premiered on Short of the Week & continues to screen worldwide. She also holds a BFA in experimental theater from NYU. Born in Maryland, based in Brooklyn. She grew up in front of the tv, which explains a lot.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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A Stormy Night

6.2(0.0K)

When a heavy storm threatens the city of New York, two complete strangers –a cynical documentary filmmaker from Spain and an idealist app programmer– find themselves sharing shelter, questioning each other’s understanding of life, happiness and love.

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A Stormy Night

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Plaisir

3.8(0.0K)

A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.

Plaisir

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A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.

Plaisir

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A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.

The Year Long Boulder

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Crushed by a messy unrequited love, a young queer poet, through the confidence of their best friend and the truth of their art, finally reckons with their own emotional baggage (or, 'boulder').

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The Year Long Boulder

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Incroci

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Life for Fede, a high school student living in nun-run housing in Italy, is reliably routine until a new visitor arrives, inspiring her to go out of her way to make a connection.

Now You Know

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An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.

Now You Know

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An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.

Now You Know

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An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.

As They Slept

5.7(0.0K)

Eleanor and Margaret are childhood friends. After one semester spent apart at universities, they get together for an evening in the city, testing their friendship.

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As They Slept

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