Emily Carmichael

Emily Carmichael (born January 27, 1982) is an American film director, screenwriter, and animator. Her short films have screened in competition at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Slamdance, and other US and International film festivals. Carmichael co-wrote the screenplay for the 2018 science fiction sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising and the 2022 film Jurassic World: Dominion.

The Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting (2011)

A Brooklyn couple have dinner with a hunter and his girlfriend, a magical swan woman. It doesn't go well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
CAST:  Ryan Link  •  Elizabeth Stewart

A Brooklyn couple have dinner with a hunter and his girlfriend, a magical swan woman. It doesn't go well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
CAST:  Ryan Link  •  Elizabeth Stewart

RPG OKC (2013)

Two video game characters forge an unlikely romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
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Two video game characters forge an unlikely romance.  (more)

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Stryka (2015)

Strkya is an awesome reptile woman from another planet who does heists and odd jobs with her (literal) partner in crime, Callen. But she has a secret -she's been stealing with somebody else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
CAST:  Aimee Mullins  •  John Behlmann  •  Rupert Friend

Strkya is an awesome reptile woman from another planet who does heists and odd jobs with her (literal) partner in crime, Callen. But she has a secret -she's been stealing with somebody else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
CAST:  Aimee Mullins  •  John Behlmann  •  Rupert Friend

The Ghost and Us (2009)

Laura's thrilled with her new boyfriend, not so thrilled that his house is haunted by the ghost of his dead wife. But when she finally decides enough is enough, it turns out playing ghost buster is harder than she thought. Over a night that includes microwave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
CAST:  Maria Dizzia  •  Moira Dennis  •  Geordie Broadwater

Laura's thrilled with her new boyfriend, not so thrilled that his house is haunted by the ghost of his dead wife. But when she finally decides enough is enough, it turns out playing ghost buster is harder than she thought. Over a night that includes microwave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
CAST:  Maria Dizzia  •  Moira Dennis  •  Geordie Broadwater

That's my Majesty (2008)

Princess Moon has arrived in New York City on a mission to crown the new queen of her people, but the chosen queen---an architect trying to get through a busy day---just doesn't have the time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
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Princess Moon has arrived in New York City on a mission to crown the new queen of her people, but the chosen queen---an architect trying to get through a busy day---just doesn't have the time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
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Young Love (2008)

A young couple's giddy banter about sex takes a harrowing turn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
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A young couple's giddy banter about sex takes a harrowing turn.  (more)

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The Enchanted Forest (2017)

Director Emily Carmichael uses lush, hand-drawn animation to bring to life “The Enchanted Forest,” where our heroine wields her smartphone to stand down her foes, real and imagined. Inspired by Christoph Niemann’s New Yorker Cover, “Enchanted Forest.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
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Director Emily Carmichael uses lush, hand-drawn animation to bring to life “The Enchanted Forest,” where our heroine wields her smartphone to stand down her foes, real and imagined. Inspired by Christoph Niemann’s New Yorker Cover, “Enchanted Forest.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Carmichael
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