Morrisa Maltz

Morrisa Maltz

History

Morrisa Maltz is an artist and filmmaker. She studied visual arts Columbia University. Her art, film, and performance work have been shown at MOCA, Los Angeles, as well as at the MCA, Santa Barbara and galleries internationally. In 2012, she created Mofones, an art product for iphone that was sold at Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom and Museum stores worldwide. Her first short film, The Caretaker, won best narrative short at LES Film Festival and in 2014 her short film, Odyssea, premiered at Slamdance film festival. Morrisa’s first feature documentary, Ingrid, (read more via The Sundance Institute) was applauded as a “festival gem” on the 2018 festival circuit and won several awards. Ingrid screened on PBS and is distributed by Grasshopper Films. Her first narrative feature, The Unknown Country, premiered at SXSW 2022 and was hailed by Indiewire as “a stunning spiritual companion to Terrence Malick and ‘Nomadland.” After the film’s 2023 theatrical release by Music Box Films, Lily Gladstone was nominated for a 2023 Gotham Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in the film. Morrisa is represented by UTA in all areas.

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Morrisa Maltz

Movies

The Unknown Country
The Unknown Country
Screenplay
A grieving woman embarks on an unexpected road trip from the Midwest toward the Texas-Mexico border as she grapples with the pain of her recent loss and seeks to understand her place in the world.
The Unknown Country
The Unknown Country
Director
A grieving woman embarks on an unexpected road trip from the Midwest toward the Texas-Mexico border as she grapples with the pain of her recent loss and seeks to understand her place in the world.
Ingrid
Ingrid
Director
Ingrid tells the story of a prominent Dallas socialite/fashion designer in the 80s-- who dropped her life and ran off to the woods in order to pursue a personal and creative one. She has since become a total hermit and spends her time creating art out of rocks from the nearby creek. It is a never-ending project. Ingrid peels off the layers of this woman's persona, questioning what would drive a successful Texas fashion designer to leave her profession and family to immerse herself in nature and become an entirely self sufficient woman of the woods.