ABOUT

Emily Wilson is a filmmaker originally from Syracuse, New York, and an alumna of The SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory. She's enjoyed a successful editing career in both New York City and Los Angeles while also writing & directing personal narrative shorts. A fan of twisted humor and melodrama, Emily's work tends to be darkly comedic and visually stylish with an acute attention to world-building.

Her 2020 genre short Danny’s Girl premiered at Sundance Film Festival, was an official selection of SXSW, and received a Vimeo Staff Pick. The comedy pilot she co-wrote and directed, I Adore Dolores, premiered at SeriesFest, won "Most Outrageous" at the Orlando Film Festival, was dubbed one of NoBudge's "Top Films of 2020," and is a Gotham Episodic Labs alum.

Her writing has advanced at Sundance Development Lab, Page Screenwriting Awards, Big Break Competition, and Austin Film Festival. 

Emily's new short dark comedy, Finding Daddy, will premiere in 2025.