Emily Hagins
Austin, Texas, United States
<p>Teen writer and director. She is best known for the 2006 independent feature film, Pathogen. She is the first teenage girl in the United States to direct a feature-length film, and also the youngest recipient of the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund grant. A feature documentary titled Zombie Girl: The Movie follows her process of making Pathogen at the age of 12. To date, she has made two feature films, several short films, and music videos since the age of 8-years-old.</p>