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Marissa Macy is a children's author, filmmaker, and improviser in Austin, TX. She has been making DIY films since 2011, including the award-winning film Bed Eater: The Movie (2017). Her directing process heavily incorporates her experiene with improv, and she loves to write complex characters and absurd, high-concept ideas.
Marissa also helps run We Luv Video, a non-profit video rental store in Austin.
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Marissa's fiction writing is represented by Alexandra Weiss at Azantian Literary.
Easy Digging (2024)
Marissa's latest film, EASY DIGGING, was completed at the end of 2024 and is currently being submitted to film festivals.
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A documentary crew follows Ed Brown, a middle-aged building inspector, as he returns to his childhood dream of digging a hole to China. When Ed’s plans go viral and a billionaire investor gets involved, the whole world tunes in. Ed must face why he’s digging this hole, the loss of a childhood friend, his strained relationship with his father, and what it means to attempt the impossible.​
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For more about the film, visit its official website.
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