Emily Dean
Directing
Biography
Emily Dean is a creator, filmmaker, and artist from Australia living in LA. She is an Asian-Australian American. Emily started drawing at age 3, making films at age 12, and working professionally as a storyboard artist for TV commercials at age 15. She was awarded BA (Honours I), History and English Major, from the University of Sydney, where I was mentored in Cultural Studies by Professor Richard Waterhouse, Bicentennial Historian of Australia, and Emeritus Professor John Y. Wong in 20th Century Chinese History. Following her academic studies, she pursued animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and trained at Pixar in the Story Department. Emily has worked in animated and live action feature films as a Story Artist and Visual Consultant. Her animated short film FORGET ME NOT was nominated for an Australian Academy Award (AACTA) in 2012, and her live action sci fi short film ANDROMEDA was on the festival circuit in 2018 and 2019. Her feature directorial debut, TAO, is described as a female-driven sci-fi adventure story that is set in China. Emily writes, directs and executive produces content for film and television under the new production banner, Grade 8 Productions.
Known For
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
Love, Death & Robots
Adult animated series of original short stories which are set within the worlds of beloved video games. Each episode serves as a gateway to a new adventure, unlocking exciting worlds from beloved gaming classics and highly anticipated new titles.
Secret Level
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
The Lego Batman Movie
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
In a near future when androids are the new working class, one 'Andromeda' will be the breakthrough for human-level artificial intelligence. Through the love and care of a child, this android is given the gift of a heart and the promise that one day she will become real. But her transformation is dangerous, and there are those who will do anything to have her destroyed.
Andromeda
A female-driven sci-fi adventure story that is set in China.
Tao
A narrated storybook animation of a girl learning to cope with her mother's aging, dementia and death. It is an allegorical film about life, death and rebirth.