Megan Seely
Megan Seely is an award-winning filmmaker exploring life through dark comedy. Her feature debut PUDDYSTICKS is produced by Alex Coco (ANORA, RED ROCKET) and stars Dan Bakkedahl (VEEP), Mamoudou Athie (KINDS OF KINDNESS), Danny Deferrari (SHIVA BABY), and herself. Beyond writing, directing, and acting in the festival-favorite MY LOYAL AUDIENCE, she co-wrote THE MAD WHALE, a feature starring Camilla Belle, Summer Phoenix, Dominic Rains, and James Franco and recently released her fiction podcast EVERY YEAR ON MY HALF BIRTHDAY, which she created and stars in with Dan Bakkedahl and Peter Vack. As an actress, she can be seen in the new visual album for MAGDALENA BAY, the Filipino-American musical feature THE GIRL WHO LEFT HOME, and with Helena Howard in TWIST (premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and qualified for the Academy Awards), on which she also served as co-producer. Megan received her M.F.A. from USC.