Lilian T. Mehrel is an award-winning writer & director with a visionary sense of feeling and humor. Lilian’s films have premiered at Tribeca and screened internationally at Clermont-Ferrand, and her awards include ABC/Disney and Alfred P. Sloan. She was selected for the TorinoFilmLab's 2024 ComedyLab, the Warner Media & Tribeca Immigration Co/Lab, and the Google & Tribeca Immersive Lab/Award. Featured in Variety, Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, and The NYT, her body of work includes Water Melts, created with MG Evangelista and supported by Tribeca and Google, Musica Quarantena, created with animator Danielle Rhoda (BBC, NYT) starring Elisa del Genio (HBO’s My Brilliant Friend), and The Loneliest, starring Madeline Wise (HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm). She earned her MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film, and her BA from Dartmouth with a Senior Fellowship. A mixed-ethnicity daughter of immigrants, she also authored/illustrated a family memoir and is a PD Soros Fellow. Lilian connects to wide audiences with her funny, hopeful swirl of cinematic poetry and comedy. www.lilianmehrel.com
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