Directing
Emily Lerer
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Directors Guild of Canada award-nominated director, and award-winning writer raised in the midwest. Her work explores the messiness of humanity and seeks to elevate under-represented characters. She is a two time audience award winner for "T-Minus", her trans-abortion-road-trip film (Out On Film, Newfest). Her films have screened at Fantasia, AMC, and Laemmle. Emily’s TV work includes: "Shameless" (Showtime), "Twenties" (BET), and "Pretty Little Liars-Original Sin" (HBO). She is a proud alumna of the Sundance Directing TV Intensive, AWD Directing the Actors Lab, and AFI Directing course. She is a member of Array Crew, The Television Academy and the Producers Guild of America.
Known for
NRAfter a devastating loss, a young secular Jewish woman embarks on a journey of grief, faith, and spiritual transformation.
Observance
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7.5The day before her wedding, Judy, a self-proclaimed "Jew-ish" woman, tastes a piece of Jewish apple cake and is catapulted back in time to the day before her dreaded bat mitzvah in a reverse 13 Going on 30 Jewish nightmare.
Judy-ism
2023
NRIn a dystopian world where the only thing that matters is your "likeability", how far would you go to protect the future of the ones you love? Perhaps a guest spot at a high ratings TV show? What could go wrong… Welcome to the Cupcake Factory!
Carly
2023
NRA bartender powers through her job while recovering from a recent precancerous cervical surgery, blood and memories oozing as she chit-chats with customers over another beer-soaked shift.
Punch Drunk
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An impulsive millennial mensch who gets possessed by the spirit of his dead Yiddish grandma.
Omi
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NRAfter a one night stand, trans mechanic Andrew is pregnant. Without friends, family, or abortion access in his home state of Ohio, Andrew must enlist the help of his hookup, a drag queen named Lex, to accompany him to his appointment at Planned Parenthood in Detroit. As they trek through the Midwest, Andrew finds love and self-acceptance in unexpected places, and learns the importance of chosen family.
T-Minus
2023
Behind the camera
NRAfter a devastating loss, a young secular Jewish woman embarks on a journey of grief, faith, and spiritual transformation.
Observance
—
7.5The day before her wedding, Judy, a self-proclaimed "Jew-ish" woman, tastes a piece of Jewish apple cake and is catapulted back in time to the day before her dreaded bat mitzvah in a reverse 13 Going on 30 Jewish nightmare.
Judy-ism
2023
NRIn a dystopian world where the only thing that matters is your "likeability", how far would you go to protect the future of the ones you love? Perhaps a guest spot at a high ratings TV show? What could go wrong… Welcome to the Cupcake Factory!
Carly
2023
NRA bartender powers through her job while recovering from a recent precancerous cervical surgery, blood and memories oozing as she chit-chats with customers over another beer-soaked shift.
Punch Drunk
—
An impulsive millennial mensch who gets possessed by the spirit of his dead Yiddish grandma.
Omi
—
An impulsive millennial mensch who gets possessed by the spirit of his dead Yiddish grandma.
Omi
—
NRAfter a one night stand, trans mechanic Andrew is pregnant. Without friends, family, or abortion access in his home state of Ohio, Andrew must enlist the help of his hookup, a drag queen named Lex, to accompany him to his appointment at Planned Parenthood in Detroit. As they trek through the Midwest, Andrew finds love and self-acceptance in unexpected places, and learns the importance of chosen family.
T-Minus
2023