Mary Dauterman
Directing
Biography
Mary Dauterman is a director whose short films have been selected for multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and screened at over 30 festivals as well as on Hulu, NoBudge, Vulture, and Booooooom. She has written and directed projects for Adult Swim, published two kids books that aren’t for kids, written satire for the Hairpin (RIP), and co-invented a viral beach accessory, The Tortilla Towel (TM). She previously worked as an art director at Droga5, Wieden+Kennedy, and CP+B, and was recognized as an ADC Young Gun for her body of work. She is originally from Texas, attended the University of Texas in Austin, and now lives in Brooklyn.
Known For
After the death of her best friend Izzy, Anna focuses all her attention on Booger, the stray cat which she and Izzy took in. When Booger bites her, she begins to undergo a strange transformation.
Booger
Lila, a yoga YouTuber, struggles to quiet her inner critic while leading a sponsored Yoga livestream.
Savasana
A male stripper has an unusual experience on the job.
Unfinished Business
A nightmare anti-love story featuring blood and guts, the deep blue sea, tooth decay and scary boyfriends.
Wakey Wakey
Bette, a customer service representative in a corporate call center, strives to do her best. "Bette," a super short film, is a surrealist comedy about what it feels like to be expected to perform without any feelings at all.
Bette
A surreal tale that will make you think twice about scheduling your next pedicure.
Lucky Feet 2000
When you’re on the way but you’re a liar! Told as a series of texts between two friends dreading their plan to hang out, “On My Way” directed by Mary Dauterman is a 90 second comedy about not wanting to leave the house. We watch in split screen as the two young women — one snacking and watching TV; the other, lounging comfortably in bed — prep for their supposed night out, “what should I wear?” “idk something cute.” Perfectly capturing the low-key lies and excuses we employ to avoid our friends, the social maneuvering and indecisiveness on display is a telling time capsule of millennial relationships and a hilarious bit of self-deprecation.
On My Way
A delusional woman desperately clings to an abandoned skating rink and her memories of it.