ABOUT MOLLY
Director, Actor, Writer, Producer
Molly made her stage debut as “Piece of Trash” in a grade school play about recycling. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from Portland State University. She won the Irene Ryan Award for “Best Supporting Actress” for her role in Crimes of the Heart, originated the role of Mable in Ishmael Reed's play The Final Version at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, NY, and received a grant to direct Philip Ridley’s play The Pitchfork Disney in Portland, Oregon.
Molly played Mona in the award-winning feature film, Birds of Neptune (Slamdance 2015.) As a film director, Molly won “Best First Feature” at the Arizona International Film Festival for Jump the Fence: Brazil; she produced the film with a crowdfunding campaign and then sold it to The Ovation Channel. Jump the Fence is now distributed by Binge Networks and will premiere on Amazon Prime in 2024.
Molly co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in Wrap Me in a Sheet with partner-in-film, Britt Harris. The film won Best Drama at the 2023 Dam Short Film Festival and Best Dramatic Short at The Arizona International Film Festival. Molly also directed, Ghost Town which just hit the festival circuit winning "Best Narrative Short" at The Four Corners Film Festival and "Best Art Direction" at Spooky Empire.
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Molly is currently in development with two travel docuseries: Jump the Fence and Cheese Show, a dramatic short, and a scripted television dramedy about birthday clowns in New York City inspired by her personal experience.
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Molly is represented by Big Fish Talent NW.
MY CAREER
Recent Developments
October 2023
A DEAL, A WIN AND TWO FESTIVALS
Ghost Town wins "Best Art Direction" at Spooky Empire Film Festival in Orlando Florida and as accepted as an official selection at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco, California.
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Jump the Fence signs an agreement with Amazon Prime.
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Wrap Me in a Sheet is accepted as an official selection at Borrego Springs Film Festival in California.
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Wrap Me in a Sheet screens at the Tacoma Film Festival.
September 2023
TWO SHORT FILMS SWEEPING THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Ghost Town wins "Best Narrative Short" its world premiere at Four Corners Film Festival.
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Wrap Me in a Sheet screens at Gig Harbor Film Festival and Chesapeake Film Festival.
January 2023 - September 2023
SUCCESS FOR JUMP THE FENCE
Wrap Me in a Sheet wins "Best Drama" at Dam Short Film Festival and "Best Dramatic Short" at Arizona International Film Festival.
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Wrap Me in a Sheet receives three nominations at First Glance Film Festival in Los Angeles.
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Paper Palace co-produces a limited docuseries with Blue Egg Films, Directed by Molly Muse.
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Jump the Fence signs a distribution deal with Binge Networks.
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Paper Palace sends Molly Muse to Cannes, France for Mipcom international film market in Cannes, France.
REVIEWS IN THE PRESS
Critical Acclaim
GHOST TOWN
The comedy work is absolutely solid and it has the flexibility to shift between comedy, drama, mystery and horror. - Film Carnage
GHOST TOWN
Ghost Town deftly strikes a balance between horror and comedy, overdoing neither. It delivers clammy trepidation of a curse and an abandoned town within the same scene as it offers up the sweaty frustrations of the road for comedy. - Indie Shorts Mag
WRAP ME IN A SHEET
With barely any dialogue and next-to-no exposition, Muse and Harris paint a cohesive picture of two siblings balancing on the precipice of salvation. Refreshingly, the filmmakers prefer their imagery to do the talking: the despondent, beautiful Washington coastlines and forests are crisply, atmospherically portrayed. - TAKE 2 INDIE REVIEW
THIS IS MY DOG
Her name is Violet
