Mary Dauterman is a writer-director who’s debut feature, a body horror comedy called Booger, premiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 2023. Booger was executive produced by Ley Line Entertainment (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Neon Heart (Shiva Baby) and was supported by the Tribeca Creators Market and Film Independent. Her short films have been selected for multiple Vimeo Staff Picks as well as on Hulu, NoBudge, Vulture, and Booooooom. She has written and directed projects for Adult Swim, published two kids books that aren’t for kids, written satire for the Hairpin (RIP), and co-invented a viral beach accessory, The Tortilla Towel (TM).  She previously worked as an art director (creative portfolio here) at Droga5, Wieden+Kennedy, and CP+B, and was recognized as an ADC Young Gun for her body of work. She is a Film Independent Fast Track fellow. Mary is originally from Texas, attended the University of Texas in Austin, and now lives in Brooklyn. 


Direct Contact:
mary.dauterman@gmail.com

Representation:
Film/TV: Lindsay Cohen @ Rise Management / lindsay@risemanagement.com
Commercial: Kristen Bedard-Johnson @ Sanctuary / kristen@sanctuarycontent.com
Literary: Allison Devereux @ Trellis Literary / adevereux@trellisliterary.com

Awards:
2023 Film Independent Fast Track Fellow
2022 Tribeca Creator’s Market
2022 Tribeca Untold Stories Finalist
2020 Best Director, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2019 SHOOT New Directors Showcase
2018 ADC Young Gun
2014 Business Insider’s Most Creative Women in Advertising
5x Webbies
3x One Show
2x D&AD
2x Cannes Lions

Official Selection:
2023 + 2019 Fantasia 
2023 + 2021 + 2020 Brooklyn Horror
2023 + 2019 New Hampshire
2023 Cucaloris
2023 American Film Festival in Poland
2023 Stockholm International 
2023 Virginia Film Festival 
2023 + 2022 + 2019 + 2018 Nitehawk
2022 + 2020 + 2019  Maryland Film Fest
2022 + 2021 + 2020 + 2019 Calgary Underground
2022 + 2021 + 2020 Montclair
2021 + 2020 + 2019 Rooftop
2021 + 2020 + 2019 Florida
2021 + 2020 Atlanta
2021 + 2020 Indie Memphis
2020 + 2019 Fantastic Fest
2020 + 2019 Cinequest
2020 Palm Springs International
2020 Vienna Independent Shorts
2020 Flicker’s Rhode Island
2020 Indie Grits
2020 Riverrun
2020 Deadcenter
2020 Nightstream
2020 Lower East Side 
2019 Boston Underground
2019 Sidewalk