

Mae Mann is a director and writer based in Brooklyn, NY.
Growing up queer in a small southern town has shaped me into an artist unafraid of exploring the road less traveled while remaining sensitive to both my audience and subjects’ experiences. I’m fascinated by the daily lives of complicated characters - women on a hard-earned battle of self-discovery, breaking free of what binds them.
In art and life, I strive for honesty and am committed to the craft of storytelling. I’ve written, directed, and edited a dynamic collection of films that have screened internationally and hold numerous accolades including a Gold 1.4 Award, Silver Young Director Award, and two Red Dot Design Awards.
I’m passionate about people and telling their stories with simplicity.
Currently working @ The Mill.
Let's collaborate: mvnnfilm@gmail.com
Photographer: Kade Dalton
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
PRESS
NOBUDGE: 5 Questions with Mae Mann
Metal Magazine: Mae Mann - Portraying The Human Condition
ACCOLADES
1.4 Awards, In the Making, Choreography - Gold, Room
Young Director Award, Dream Pitch - Silver Screen, December
Best Short Narrative, DUMBO Film Festival, November
Best Direction Semi-finalist, Los Angeles CineFest, June
Red Dot: Communication Design, November
Finalist, USA Film Festival's Annual International Competition, November
Red Dot: Communication Design, Weird
Student Gold ADDY® Award, AAF District 7, Weird
Student Gold ADDY® Award, Augusta AAF, Weird
NATAS Southeast Student Production Award - Commercial, Weird
Gold SCADDY Award - Film Category, Weird
FILM FESTIVALS
New York Lift-Off Film Festival, November
SHORT to the Point, November
DUMBO Film Festival, November
IRIS PRIZE LGBT+ Film Festival, October
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, November
DMOFF, June
Shorts Out! Brighton FilmPride LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival, October
Film Shortage, October
Outfest Fusion, October
Massimadi Film Festival, October
Transforming Cinema Film Festival, October
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, October
Bushwick Film Festival, October
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival, October
Outfest Los Angeles, October
TELEVISION &
STREAMING
November:
Streaming on NoBudge2
October:
Screening on Shorts Out! Program, Latest Brighton Local Television
Streaming on Afrobyt, the first Nigerian subscription-based streaming platform