About Lilian Mehrel

Lilian T. Mehrel is an award-winning writer & director with a visionary sense of feeling and humor.

Lilian is the winner of the 2024 Tribeca / AT&T Presents: Untold Stories for her debut feature in development, Honeyjoon, which will have its US premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. It was developed at the TorinoFilmLab 2024 ComedyLab and CineQuaNonLab 2024 Storylines.

Her short films have premiered at Clermont-Ferrand and Tribeca, and starred talent from HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Her work has been featured in Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, ScreenDaily, and The New York Times. Lilian earned her MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film, and her BA from Dartmouth with a Senior Fellowship. A mixed-ethnicity daughter of immigrants, Lilian 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.

Education

  • BA in Senior Fellowship (Creative Writing), Dartmouth College
  • MFA in Film Directing & Writing, New York University (NYU)

Professional Fields

Milestones and Recognition

  • TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE & GOOGLE AWARD & LAB
  • Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival
  • ABC/Disney Film Award
  • Imagine Science 48 hour film: 1st place
  • Puffin Foundation Film Award
  • Nancy Malone Directing Award
  • Alfred P. Sloan Science Foundation Film Award
  • OFFICIAL SELECTION, CLERMONT-FERRAND FILM FESTIVAL
  • HFPA

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