# Molly McGlynn

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Canadian film and television director, and screenwriter

Molly McGlynn Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada Occupations Director, screenwriter Years active 2010–present

**Molly McGlynn** is a [Canadian American](/source/Canadian_Americans) film and television director and screenwriter.[1] She is known for her feature films *[Mary Goes Round](/source/Mary_Goes_Round)*, for which she won the [Jay Scott Prize](/source/Jay_Scott_Prize) from the [Toronto Film Critics Association](/source/Toronto_Film_Critics_Association),[2] and *[Fitting In](/source/Fitting_In)*, which won the award for [Best Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_International_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Canadian_Film) at the [2023 Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/2023_Vancouver_International_Film_Festival).[3]

## Early life

Originally from [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec),[1] McGlynn and her family moved to [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey) when she was five. She grew up in the United States but returned to Canada for university.[4] McGlynn studied film at [Queen’s University](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston) in [Kingston, Ontario](/source/Kingston%2C_Ontario) and television writing and production at [Humber College](/source/Humber_College) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto).[5]

## Career

McGlynn began her career making short films, including *Office Daydreams*, *I Am Not a Weird Person*, *Shoes*, *Given Your History*, and *3-Way (Not Calling)*.[5] In 2013, *Shoes* tracked the life cycle of a pair of shoes and earned her a nomination for Best Short Film at the [Female Eye Film Festival](/source/Female_Eye_Film_Festival).[5] *3-Way (Not Calling)*—which stars [Emma Hunter](/source/Emma_Hunter_(actress)), [Kristian Bruun](/source/Kristian_Bruun), and [Emily Coutts](/source/Emily_Coutts)—premiered at the [2016 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2016_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[6][7]

In 2017, McGlynn made her [feature film directorial debut](/source/List_of_directorial_debuts) with *[Mary Goes Round](/source/Mary_Goes_Round)*, starring [Aya Cash](/source/Aya_Cash). She developed the screenplay at the [Canadian Film Centre](/source/Canadian_Film_Centre).[5] It was screened in the Discovery section at the [2017 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/2017_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[8] The film centres on Mary, a substance abuse counsellor who loses her job after getting arrested for [drunk driving](/source/Drunk_driving). Returning to her hometown to visit her estranged father, she struggles to cope with the revelations that her father is terminally ill and that she has a teenage half-sister she has never met.[9] For her work on the film, McGlynn won the [Jay Scott Prize](/source/Jay_Scott_Prize) for emerging filmmakers from the [Toronto Film Critics Association](/source/Toronto_Film_Critics_Association).[2]

In 2018, she directed episodes of the web series *[How to Buy a Baby](/source/How_to_Buy_a_Baby)*, for which she won the [Indie Series Award](/source/Indie_Series_Awards) for [Best Directing — Comedy](/source/Indie_Series_Awards#Categories) at the [9th Indie Series Awards](/source/9th_Indie_Series_Awards).[10] Since then, she has directed episodes of the television series *[Workin' Moms](/source/Workin'_Moms)*, *[Bad Blood](/source/Bad_Blood_(TV_series))*, *[Speechless](/source/Speechless_(TV_series))*, *[Little Dog](/source/Little_Dog_(TV_series))*, *[Grown-ish](/source/Grown-ish)*, *[Bless This Mess](/source/Bless_This_Mess_(TV_series))*, *[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years_(2021_TV_series))*, *[Kenan](/source/Kenan_(TV_series))* and *[Animal Control](/source/Animal_Control_(TV_series))*.

McGlynn received [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival)'s Micki Moore Residency in 2020.[11] She wrote and directed the film *[Fitting In](/source/Fitting_In)*, starring [Maddie Ziegler](/source/Maddie_Ziegler) and [Emily Hampshire](/source/Emily_Hampshire), which premiered at [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest) under the name *Bloody Hell* on March 13, 2023.[12]

Her 2023 feature film *[Fitting In](/source/Fitting_In)* premiered at [SXSW](/source/SXSW),[13][14] and won the award for [Best Canadian Film](/source/Vancouver_International_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Canadian_Film) at the [2023 Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/2023_Vancouver_International_Film_Festival).[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scorching_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scorching_1-1) ["Molly McGlynn's debut feature – a TIFF breakout – isn't a comedy or drama, just 'scorchingly true'"](https://www.cbc.ca/arts/molly-mcglynn-s-debut-feature-a-tiff-breakout-isn-t-a-comedy-or-drama-just-scorchingly-true-1.4291926). [CBC Arts](/source/CBC_Arts), September 15, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Anthro_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Anthro_2-1) Pinto, Jordan. ["Anthropocene claims top Canadian honours at TFCA annual gala"](http://playbackonline.ca/2019/01/09/anthropocene-claims-top-canadian-honours-at-tfca-annual-gala), *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, January 9, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) ["Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of this year's Canadian film awards: Director Molly McGlynn's Fitting In wins VIFF's Best Canadian Film award"](https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/vancouver-international-film-festival-announces-winners-of-this-years-canadian-film-awards). *Vancouver Sun*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Kirkpatrick, Harvey (February 6, 2018). ["Six Questions for Molly McGlynn"](https://www.kingstonist.com/culture/molly-mcglynn-interview-52282/). *Kingstonist News*. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_5-3) ["Playback’s 2017 5 2 Watch: Molly McGlynn"](http://playbackonline.ca/2017/09/11/playbacks-2017-5-2-watch-molly-mcglynn/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, September 11, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["3-Way (Not Calling) by Molly McGlynn | Short Film"](https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/08/04/3-way-not-calling). *Short of the Week*. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Molly McGlynn (September 15, 2016). ["Rejection is How You Become a Filmmaker"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161018124737/http://www.tiff.net/the-review/rejection-is-how-you-become-a-filmmaker/). [TIFF](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival). Archived from [the original](https://www.tiff.net/the-review/rejection-is-how-you-become-a-filmmaker) on October 18, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-adds22Aug_8-0)** ["Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem"](https://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festival-adds-international-films-angelina-jolie-javier-bardem/). *The Wrap*. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Toronto Film Review: ‘Mary Goes Round’"](https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/mary-goes-round-review-1202558943/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, September 15, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Malyk, Lauren (April 6, 2018). ["How to Buy a Baby wins best comedy at the Indie Series Awards"](https://playbackonline.ca/2018/04/06/how-to-buy-a-baby-wins-best-comedy-at-the-indie-series-awards/). Retrieved December 17, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Kay, Jeremy (August 24, 2020). ["TIFF sets Emerging Talent Award recipient, Halle Berry talk, 2020 Rising Stars"](https://www.screendaily.com/news/tiff-sets-emerging-talent-award-recipient-halle-berry-talk-2020-rising-stars/5152534.article). *Screen Daily*. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Harvey, Dennis. ["*Bloody Hell* Review: A Teen Sex Comedy Thrown a Curveball by Mother Nature"](https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/bloody-hell-review-1235554331), *Variety*, March 14, 2023; and Saito, Stephen. ["SXSW 2023 Review: A Dire Prognosis Opens Up Emotional Floodgates in Molly McGlynn’s *Bloody Hell*"](https://moveablefest.com/molly-mcglynn-bloody-hell), *The Moveable Fest*,·March 14, 2023

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oddo_13-0)** Oddo, Marco Vito. ["*Bloody Hell* Review: Maddie Ziegler Struggles with Womanhood in Coming-of-Age Story"](https://collider.com/bloody-hell-movie-review/), *[Collider](/source/Collider_(website))*, March 14, 2023; and Dunlap, Sage. ["*Bloody Hell* empowers with unique coming-of-age story"](https://thedailytexan.com/2023/03/16/bloody-hell-empowers-with-unique-coming-of-age-story), *[The Daily Texan](/source/The_Daily_Texan)*, March 16, 2023

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bradley_14-0)** Bradley, Laura. ["Maddie Ziegler's SXSW 'Traumedy' *Bloody Hell* Is Brilliant – With a Period Twist"](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/maddie-zieglers-bloody-hell-sxsw-review-absolutely-brilliant), *[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast)*, March 18, 2023

## External links

- [Molly McGlynn](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4340409/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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