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Mercies May is a Minneapolis-based horror writer-director whose work uses genre to explore trauma, grief, and power dynamics, often where those forces intersect. He has directed more than 160 independent music videos, developing a highly visual, rhythm-driven approach to filmmaking.
He has also worked as a freelance screenwriter, including co-writing an adaptation of August Prize-winning novel They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears with author Johannes Anyuru. In addition, he served as director of photography on Stage, the Midwest Emmy Award-winning TPT/PBS music documentary series.
His latest short film, A Shadow in the Corner of the Room, explores entropy, isolation, and aging through the most elemental fear: what may be waiting in the dark.
7 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A Shadow in the Corner of the Room | Director | Film |
| 2026 | A Shadow in the Corner of the Room | Writer | Film |
| 2026 | A Shadow in the Corner of the Room | Producer | Film |
| 2021 | I Used to be You | Producer | Film |
| The Last Fare | Director | Film | |
| Trade for Print | Director | Film | |
| Trade for Print | Writer | Film |
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