Emma D. Miller

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Emma D. Miller
Born
U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, Producer
Years active2016–present

Emma D. Miller is an American documentary filmmaker. [1] [2] [3] She was listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" in 2022 and was the recipient of the Sundance Institute Producers Lab Fellowship in 2023. [4] [5] In 2024, she was named one of Filmmaker Magazine 's "25 New Faces of Independent Film". [6]

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Career

In 2012, Emma graduated from Duke University, where she was a Robertson Scholar. [7] [8] She is the founder of the production company Marcona Media. [9]

Emma produced What We Leave Behind , which premiered at South by Southwest in 2022, winning two Special Jury Awards, and received a Gotham Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. [10] [11] She directed the documentary short The School of Canine Massage, which premiered at South by Southwest in 2024. [12] She also produced the documentary Mistress Dispeller , which premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024. [13] [14]

Personal life

Emma is married to screenwriter Colby Day.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2017 Knife Skills Associate producerDocumentary
2017 Unrest Associate producerDocumentary
2019 Couples Therapy Casting associateTV Series
2022 What We Leave Behind ProducerDocumentary
2024The School of Canine MassageDirector and producerDocumentary
2024 Mistress Dispeller ProducerDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2022Won South by Southwest Fandor New Voices Award What We Leave Behind [10]
WonLouis Black "Lone Star" Award
NominatedDocumentary Spotlight [15]
Nominated Gotham Awards Best Documentary Feature [11]
2024NominatedSouth by SouthwestDocumentary ShortThe School of Canine Massage [16]
Won New Orleans Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Mistress Dispeller [17]
2025Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Awards Outstanding Achievement in Production [18]

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