Will Mayo

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Will Mayo

Born October 24, 1991 · Thompson's Station, Tennesse (age 34)

Director, writer, cinematographer, sound designer. Will grew up on a horse farm in Thompson's Station, TN, before moving to NYC to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for Film and Television Production. His experimental student work, CONSUMED (2013) and THIS IS HOW YOU HAUNT YOUR HOUSE (2014), was recognized by NYU and popular internet blogs. His first narrative short outside school, FIRST NIGHT…

Known For

AlientologistsAlientologists · 2017
Alientologists
★ 6.72017
MovieScience FictionMusic
When Earth no longer exists, neighboring aliens examine human artifacts that float around in its place like paleontologists learning about ancient ancestors. This is the story of a curious alien struggling to fit in with his robotic co-workers and how his accidental discovery of a mysterious box full of noise leads his team to understanding one of humanity's most special gifts.
Cashing OutCashing Out · 2024
Cashing Out
★ 7.02024
MovieDocumentary
At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. This documentary charts the rise and fall of the hundred-million-dollar “gay-death-profiteering” industry that grew out of their desperation, and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker’s father.
I'm Gonna Kill YouI'm Gonna Kill You · 2026
I'm Gonna Kill You
2026
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
In the distant future, inside an ‘all gay colony’, Cal and Spector, two paired lovers, fighting an internal battle – where remaining colony members ultimately pay the price of their twisted games.
SacralSacral · 2019
Sacral
2019
MovieCrimeDrama
When Silvia mysteriously goes missing in Chinatown, tension rises between the two people closest to her. Jacqueline Sir directs “Sacral,” a fragmentary drama about the messy relationships and social life of a group of young NY city kids. Told with blurred low-fi imagery and a constant sense of unease and disorientation, it’s raw as they come, and paints an authentic picture of an alarming absence. When Nadia can’t locate her best friend, Silvia, she seeks out her boyfriend, Max, the last person she saw him with. As their group of friends pre-game for a party, she doubles down on Max who is behaving suspiciously evasive. A mix of edgy realism and almost nightmarish paranoia, the film’s resonance accumulates from jagged shards into a haunting mystery.
MaternalMaternal
Maternal
Movie
Before meeting the adoptive parents of her unborn child, a young woman gets lost in her own thoughts.
An CrannAn Crann · 2015
An Crann
2015
MovieDrama
A married couple in Donegal contemplate revenge after a mysterious new neighbour fells their tree.
Real TalkReal Talk · 2020
Real Talk
2020
MovieMusicComedy
A woman goes on a daytime show to confront a famous music producer of sexual harassment, only to find him armed with the “perfect apology.”
AnitaAnita · 2020
Anita
★ 3.02020
MovieDramaFamily
While attending her sister’s wedding in India, Anita tells her family of some big news and is pushed to question whether her life in America is any better than those in her hometown.

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SacralSacral · 2019
Sacral
2019
MovieCrimeDrama
When Silvia mysteriously goes missing in Chinatown, tension rises between the two people closest to her. Jacqueline Sir directs “Sacral,” a fragmentary drama about the messy relationships and social life of a group of young NY city kids. Told with blurred low-fi imagery and a constant sense of unease and disorientation, it’s raw as they come, and paints an authentic picture of an alarming absence. When Nadia can’t locate her best friend, Silvia, she seeks out her boyfriend, Max, the last person she saw him with. As their group of friends pre-game for a party, she doubles down on Max who is behaving suspiciously evasive. A mix of edgy realism and almost nightmarish paranoia, the film’s resonance accumulates from jagged shards into a haunting mystery.

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