Directing
Molly Gillis
Place of birth
Maryland, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
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 …
Known for
3.8A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.
Plaisir
2021
6.2When 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.
A Stormy Night
2020
4.0An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.
Now You Know
2018
NRLife 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.
Incroci
2023
Film credits
Behind the camera
3.8A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.
Plaisir
2021
3.8A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.
Plaisir
2021
4.0An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.
Now You Know
2018
4.0An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.
Now You Know
2018
4.0An uninhibited 10 year old girl discovers harsh new boundaries at her strict Catholic school.
Now You Know
2018
NRLife 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.
Incroci
2023