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

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. Her fourth feature, ''

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'', also premiered at SXSW and was released on DVD/VOD in 2014. She also wrote and directed the segment "Touch" for Chiller's horror anthology '' Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear''. Her most recent feature film, a teen heist movie titled ''

Coin Heist ''Coin Heist'' is a 2017 American crime drama film written and directed by Emily Hagins and based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Elisa Ludwig. The film stars Sasha Pieterse, Alexis G. Zall, Alex Saxon, Jay Walker and Connor Ratlif ...

'', is based on a young adult novel of the same name and was released as a

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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) *''

'' (2013) *''

'' (2017) *''Hold To Your Best Self'' (2018, digital series) *'' V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts'' (2018, miniseries, episode "First Kiss") *''

Scare Package ''Scare Package'' is a 2020 American anthology horror comedy film created by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns. It features a series of horror shorts written and directed by Aaron B. Koontz, Courtney Andujar, Hillary Andujar, Anthony Cousins, Em ...

'' (2019, "Cold Open" segment) *''

Sorry About the Demon ''Sorry About the Demon'' is a 2022 American horror comedy film written and directed by Emily Hagins. It stars Jon Michael Simpson, Olivia Ducayen, Paige Evans, Jeff McQuitty and Presley Allard. Plot A broken-hearted young man learns about his n ...

'' (2023)

References

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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