MARY DAUTERMAN / NARRATIVE / ADS / MUSIC VIDEOINFO

Mary Dauterman is a director based in Brooklyn. Her short films have been selected for multiple Vimeo Staff Picks, screened at over 30 festivals as well as on Hulu, NoBudge, Vulture Booooooom, and TED Women. 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 made some decent advertisements. She has been recognized as an ADC Young Gun for her body of work. Her debut feature, a body horror comedy called Booger, premiered at Fantasia Film Festival in 2023. Booger was executive produced by Ley Line Entertainment (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Neon Heart (Shiva Baby) and was supported by the Tribeca Creators Market and Film Independent. 



contact: mary.dauterman@gmail.com

film/tv: Lindsay Cohen @ Rise / lindsay@risemanagement.com
literary: Allison Devereux @ Trellis Literary Management / adevereux@trellisliterary.com

Screenings

2023 + 2019 Fantasia Film Fest
2023 Stockholm International Film Festival
2023 American Film Festival in Poland
2023 + 2021 + 2020 Brooklyn Horror (Best Director)
2023 + 2019 New Hampshire
2023 Cucaloris 
2022 + 2020 + 2019 Maryland Film Fest
2022 + 2021 + 2020 + 2019 Calgary Underground
2022 + 2019 + 2018 Nitehawk
2021 + 2020 + 2019 Rooftop
2021 + 2020 + 2019 Florida
2022 + 2021 + 2020 Montclair
2021 + 2020 Atlanta
2021 + 2020 Indie Memphis
2020 + 2019 Fantastic Fest
2020 + 2019 Cinequest
2020 Palm Springs International
2020 Vienna Independent Shorts
2020 Flicker’s Rhode Island
2020 Indie Grits
2020 Riverrun
2020 Deadcenter
2020 Nightstream
2020 Lower East Side
2020 Evolution Mallorca
2019 Fantasia
2019 Boston Underground
2019 Sidewalk

Humor Writing

The Hairpin
The Awl
Belladonna Comedy




Awards

2023 Film Independent Fast Track
2022 Tribeca Creator’s Market
2022 Tribeca Untold Stories Finalist
2020 Best Director, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2020 Webby Honoree: Comedy Film
2019 SHOOT New Directors Showcase
2018 Young Gun XVI
2017 D&AD Wood Pencil
2017 FWA: Site of the Day
2017 Webby Honoree: Weird
2017 Webby Honoree: Comedy Film
2017 One Show Shortlist
2016 Cannes Shortlist
2016 D&AD Creativity for Good
2016 One Show Film Merit
2015 Communication Arts
2014 Business Insider’s Most
Creative Women in Advertising
2014 Webby Award: Weird
2014 Webby Award: Events
2014 FWA Shortlist
2013 Cannes Lions: Interactive
2013 One Show: Interactive 

Press

NPR
Vice
Vulture
The New York Times
CNN
Buzzfeed
Splitsider
Booooooom
Creativity
Huffington Post
Refinery 29
Fast Company
The Washington Post
& more