Nora Marris
Directing
Biography
Nora Marris is a NYC-based filmmaker from Buffalo who makes discomfort comedies about people with bad personalities. She works in a collaborative, actor-driven writing and directing process that emphasizes improvisation in rehearsal and on set. She received an MFA in Film Directing/Screenwriting from Columbia University and previously studied directing at FAMU in Prague.
Known For
Margo has never been in a relationship, and she thinks she'd be great at being in one. But everywhere she looks, there's just another guy named Andrew.
Every Man in New York Is Named Andrew
Self-destructive in the aftermath of her best friend's suicide, a college senior crashes her older sister's party.
Shiner
A comedy-drama about fantasizing over National Book Award winners, passive-aggressive vacuuming, and refusing to apologize.
Tail Between Her Legs
A newly separated couple is forced to spend moving day together.