Emily Hagins (born October 27, 1992) is a

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-based filmmaker.

Biography

Emily Hagins made her first feature at the age of 12 in her hometown of

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– a zombie movie called ''

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''. The documentary '' Zombie Girl: The Movie'' chronicled her process from start to finish. Hagins made her second feature, ''The Retelling'', at the age of 14. At 17, she wrote and directed her third feature, '' My Sucky Teen Romance'', which film premiered at

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and was distributed by Dark Sky Films. Her fourth feature, '' Grow Up, Tony Phillips'', also premiered at SXSW and was released on DVD/VOD in 2014. She also wrote and directed the segment "Touch" for

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's horror anthology '' Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear''. Her most recent feature film, a teen heist movie titled '' Coin Heist'', is based on a young adult novel of the same name and was released as a Netflix Original Film in January 2017. She also completed the six-part digital series ''Hold to Your Best Self'' with Adaptive Studios, which premiered at SXSW 2018.

Filmography

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'' (2006) *''The Retelling'' (2009) *'' My Sucky Teen Romance'' (2011) *'' Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear'' (2013, "Touch" segment) *'' Grow Up, Tony Phillips'' (2013) *'' Coin Heist'' (2017) *''Hold To Your Best Self'' (2018, digital series) *'' V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts'' (2018, miniseries, episode "First Kiss") *'' Scare Package'' (2019, "Cold Open" segment) *'' Sorry About the Demon'' (2023)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagins, Emily 1992 births Living people Film producers from Pennsylvania Artists from Philadelphia Artists from Austin, Texas Film directors from Texas American women film directors American women film producers Film producers from Texas 21st-century American women