Emily Hagins

Emily Hagins

Birth : 1992-10-27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

History

Made her first feature at the age of 12 in her hometown of Austin, Texas – a zombie movie called Pathogen. The documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie chronicled her process from start to finish. Hagins made her second feature, The Retelling, at the age of 14. At 17, she wrote and directed her third feature, My Sucky Teen Romance, which film premiered at SXSW and was distributed by Dark Sky Films.

Profile

Emily Hagins

Movies

Sorry About the Demon
Writer
A young man struggling with a broken heart learns that his new place is full of restless spirits.
Sorry About the Demon
Director
A young man struggling with a broken heart learns that his new place is full of restless spirits.
Scare Package
Writer
Chad Buckley is a horror aficionado, and he's lonely. Chad spends his days at his struggling genre video store arguing with his only regular customer, Sam. When an unsuspecting applicant shows up, Chad begins to teach him about the rules of horror and his video store at large, much to the chagrin of Sam. During Chad's on-boarding process, we weave in and out of different hilarious horror shorts, each one geared at a different set of horror tropes. As this new applicant learns the ropes, he begins to suspect Chad of something sinister, but we quickly learn that he may have a secret of his own.
Scare Package
Director
Chad Buckley is a horror aficionado, and he's lonely. Chad spends his days at his struggling genre video store arguing with his only regular customer, Sam. When an unsuspecting applicant shows up, Chad begins to teach him about the rules of horror and his video store at large, much to the chagrin of Sam. During Chad's on-boarding process, we weave in and out of different hilarious horror shorts, each one geared at a different set of horror tropes. As this new applicant learns the ropes, he begins to suspect Chad of something sinister, but we quickly learn that he may have a secret of his own.
First Kiss
Writer
When two anxious teens sneak away from a Halloween party to share their first kiss, they soon realize someone…or something…may be watching them.
First Kiss
Director
When two anxious teens sneak away from a Halloween party to share their first kiss, they soon realize someone…or something…may be watching them.
Coin Heist
Writer
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
Coin Heist
Director
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
Marco Polo
Writer
Playing Marco Polo in other people's pools wasn't a good idea...
Ninja Masters 4: The Possession
Editor
Four girls settle in to watch an obscure Ninja film with bizarre consequences.
Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear
Writer
A horror anthology of shorts themed around the five senses.
Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear
Director
A horror anthology of shorts themed around the five senses.
Grow Up, Tony Phillips
Writer
A comedy about a Halloween-obsessed high school senior who doesn’t think childhood passions should have an expiration date.
Grow Up, Tony Phillips
Director
A comedy about a Halloween-obsessed high school senior who doesn’t think childhood passions should have an expiration date.
My Sucky Teen Romance
Writer
On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town, she and her friends plan to spend it together at SpaceCON– the local science fiction convention they attend every year. At the convention Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen-vampire (who is also dressed as one). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he accidentally bites her in the neck. Kate and her friends soon discover Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to stop the vampires and find a way to turn Kate back before it is too late.
My Sucky Teen Romance
Director
On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town, she and her friends plan to spend it together at SpaceCON– the local science fiction convention they attend every year. At the convention Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen-vampire (who is also dressed as one). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he accidentally bites her in the neck. Kate and her friends soon discover Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to stop the vampires and find a way to turn Kate back before it is too late.
The Retelling
Executive Producer
While visiting his ailing blind grandfather, young Charlie Mason and his friend, Anne discover a dark secret from the past.
The Retelling
Writer
While visiting his ailing blind grandfather, young Charlie Mason and his friend, Anne discover a dark secret from the past.
The Retelling
Director
While visiting his ailing blind grandfather, young Charlie Mason and his friend, Anne discover a dark secret from the past.
Zombie Girl: The Movie
Herself
Emily Hagins is making a zombie movie. It's feature-length, it's bloody, and the zombies don't run. Just like it should be. But there's just one difference between her film and every other zombie movie you've ever seen. Emily is twelve.
Party Killer
Writer
A killer stalks a slumber party in this tongue-in-cheek parody of classic slasher horror movies.
Party Killer
Director
A killer stalks a slumber party in this tongue-in-cheek parody of classic slasher horror movies.
Pathogen
Writer
An infection which appears to be caused by a bacteria in the water turns out to be more. A fourteen-year-old student, Dannie, feels the real cause is linked to her recurring dreams. When the infection reaches an epidemic level. it becomes clear that this infection not only kills, but restores the body to a minimally functioning state where the infected become the "living-dead". This unique twist on the classic zombie theme, centers around the highly-intuitive Dannie Jacobs and a group of four other middle school students who try to save their friends, their town and themselves in spite of the odds against them. While they are desperately trying to find an answer before it's too late, they meet researcher Sue who may hold the key to the infection and Dannie's dreams.
Pathogen
Director
An infection which appears to be caused by a bacteria in the water turns out to be more. A fourteen-year-old student, Dannie, feels the real cause is linked to her recurring dreams. When the infection reaches an epidemic level. it becomes clear that this infection not only kills, but restores the body to a minimally functioning state where the infected become the "living-dead". This unique twist on the classic zombie theme, centers around the highly-intuitive Dannie Jacobs and a group of four other middle school students who try to save their friends, their town and themselves in spite of the odds against them. While they are desperately trying to find an answer before it's too late, they meet researcher Sue who may hold the key to the infection and Dannie's dreams.