NORA MARRIS is a director and writer from Buffalo, New York. She is based in NYC, and she recently completed her MFA in Film Directing/Screenwriting at Columbia University where she was awarded the David Henry Hammer Award in Film.

She works in an actor-focused process emphasizing improvisation in rehearsal and on set, and her work comprises character-driven stories often following women with abrasive personalities through humiliating and confrontational situations. She obtained a film directing certificate from FAMU, the Prague film and television school, and BAs in music composition and film from American University.

Her thesis short EVERY MAN IN NEW YORK IS NAMED ANDREW, an improv-based comedy shot on black and white 16mm film in September 2024 (after a successful crowdfunding and social media marketing campaign), recently finished post production and was awarded Jury Honors at Columbia University. She is currently in post-production on a hybrid doc/fiction short and producing a documentary short filming this summer. Her short film SHINER screened at Montclair Film Festival and Buffalo International Film Festival last year.