ABOUT

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Emily Wilson is a writer, director, and editor originally from Syracuse, New York, and an alumna of the SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory.

As a filmmaker, Emily has a strong preference for darkly comedic storytelling. Her short dark comedy Danny’s Girl premiered at Sundance Film Festival, screened at 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 named one of NoBudge’s Top Films of 2020, and participated in the IFP Episodic Labs. Her 2025 short film Finding Daddy made its online premiere with Short of the Week and screened at numerous film festivals, including Cinequest, PROOF Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, IndieLisboa, and Cinema Femme Film Festival, where she received the Mentorship Award. 

As a seasoned professional video editor, Emily has edited for media companies in New York and Los Angeles including A&E, Vice, Bleacher Report, Apple, HBO, The Ford Foundation, Sphere Studios, and MasterClass, as well as for independent filmmakers working across both narrative and documentary.

Notable post-production work includes Fishing Without Nets, winner of the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance; Reincarnated (TIFF, SXSW); On Guard: A Story of American Youth (Gravitas Ventures), Caleb Hearon's HBO Comedy Special, A&E Biography, and Viceland's Dark Side of the Ring.

Emily is currently based in Los Angeles.