Mary Dauterman

Mary Dauterman

History

Mary Dauterman is a director whose short films have been selected for multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and screened at over 30 festivals 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 at Droga5, Wieden+Kennedy, and CP+B, and was recognized as an ADC Young Gun for her body of work. She is originally from Texas, attended the University of Texas in Austin, and now lives in Brooklyn.

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Mary Dauterman

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Booger
Booger
Writer
Mary Dauterman's short film, WAKEY WAKEY took Fantasia by storm when it internationally premiered in the Born of Woman showcase in 2019. She's now back with her feature debut BOOGER, a dark comedy about lost cats, grief, and millennial despair. Anna's (Grace Glowicki) best friend Izzy just died, and her landlord won't stop calling about rent. As her life falls apart, she's bitten by Izzy's cat Booger and starts to get stranger every day: she's hungry for canned fish, she keeps swallowing her hair, and her predator instincts are out of control.
Booger
Booger
Director
Mary Dauterman's short film, WAKEY WAKEY took Fantasia by storm when it internationally premiered in the Born of Woman showcase in 2019. She's now back with her feature debut BOOGER, a dark comedy about lost cats, grief, and millennial despair. Anna's (Grace Glowicki) best friend Izzy just died, and her landlord won't stop calling about rent. As her life falls apart, she's bitten by Izzy's cat Booger and starts to get stranger every day: she's hungry for canned fish, she keeps swallowing her hair, and her predator instincts are out of control.
Bette
Bette
Director
Bette, a customer service representative in a corporate call center, strives to do her best. "Bette," a super short film, is a surrealist comedy about what it feels like to be expected to perform without any feelings at all.
Lucky Feet 2000
Lucky Feet 2000
Writer
A surreal tale that will make you think twice about scheduling your next pedicure.
Lucky Feet 2000
Lucky Feet 2000
Director
A surreal tale that will make you think twice about scheduling your next pedicure.
Baby
Baby
Director
Adopting a mysterious cat has strange consequences for Erin, whose boyfriend is too distracted to notice.
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
Director
A male stripper has an unusual experience on the job.
Wakey Wakey
Wakey Wakey
Writer
A nightmare anti-love story featuring blood and guts, the deep blue sea, tooth decay and scary boyfriends.
Wakey Wakey
Wakey Wakey
Director
A nightmare anti-love story featuring blood and guts, the deep blue sea, tooth decay and scary boyfriends.
On My Way
On My Way
Director
When you’re on the way but you’re a liar! Told as a series of texts between two friends dreading their plan to hang out, “On My Way” directed by Mary Dauterman is a 90 second comedy about not wanting to leave the house. We watch in split screen as the two young women — one snacking and watching TV; the other, lounging comfortably in bed — prep for their supposed night out, “what should I wear?” “idk something cute”. Perfectly capturing the low-key lies and excuses we employ to avoid our friends, the social maneuvering and indecisiveness on display is a telling time capsule of millennial relationships and a hilarious bit of self-deprecation.