Anna Dunn
Writing
Biography
Anna is a Director, Screenwriter, and Production Designer pursuing an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing at Columbia University. Two of her films, We Were Children and Sunflowers in Idaho, are in post-production (as of August 2023). She is developing a third short, The Years I've Hungered, which is set to shoot in June 2024. Anna's work covers a broad range of subjects and genres, but she's particularly drawn to queer narratives, historical pieces, and family dramas. Her first-ever TV Pilot, Texas, made it to the second round of the Austin Film Festival. Anna grew up in the mountains of Ketchum, Idaho. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Sarah Lawrence College where she studied creative writing and biology. She lives in New York City with her three cats.
Known For
A single mother struggles to come to terms with her teenage daughter's mental health struggles.
Sunflowers in Idaho
Based on the Persephone myth, this film follows Poppy as she struggles in a cycle of being pulled between her homophobic, addict mother and her girlfriend, Harper.
Poppy
When closeted bisexual Patsy Fry returns home to spread her mother's ashes, she finds herself trapped in a doomsday bunker by her estranged redneck relatives.
DOOMSDAY
Christine, a vampire, is on the hunt for a meal at a Halloween party when she sets her sights on Lilah, a loner partygoer. As Christine seduces Lilah, she realizes there might be more to this encounter than she initially thought.
Love at First Bite
While on a beach vacation with her husband and kids, a depressed Connie seeks out the company of a male escort.