Directing

Reese Carmen Villella

Born July 17, 2003 (age 23)

Reese Carmen Villella is an American writer and director. She has directed the short films "Boy Mom" (2025), "Glutton" (2025), and "Helene" (2026). She previously interned in the script department of Saturday Night Live during its 50th season. Influenced by the New French Extremity, Villella’s work often explores queer and female-centric narratives, with a focus on body horror.

Known For

Boy Mom

Boy Mom · 2025

Ms. Bird was a major Hollywood star in her prime. Now a four-time divorcé who hasn’t worked in years, she attempts to claw her way back into the limelight, leveraging her ill son.

Naranja Dulce

When Frida is invited to a party by her ex, Chav, she is confronted by heartbreak, which forces her to see the love triangle she is entangled in.

Helene

Years after surviving a traumatic assault, a sexually repressed woman's attempt at intimacy with her boyfriend triggers a grotesque transformation.

Glutton

Glutton · 2025

As her paranoia, OCD, and graphic nightmares eat away at her, Molly grows suspicious that her partner, Lou, might be a cannibal.

The Diana Society

The Diana Society · 2024

The Diana Society

In an underground cult for women, two members must decide whether to stay or leave and what that means for their relationship to each other and their safety in the outside world.

Girl Failure

Girl Failure · 2026

A trio of twenty-something roommates (and an ex-boyfriend) navigate heartbreak, friendship, and messy mistakes together.

Filmography

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Boy Mom

Boy Mom · 2025

Ms. Bird was a major Hollywood star in her prime. Now a four-time divorcé who hasn’t worked in years, she attempts to claw her way back into the limelight, leveraging her ill son.

Director

Naranja Dulce

When Frida is invited to a party by her ex, Chav, she is confronted by heartbreak, which forces her to see the love triangle she is entangled in.

Casting Director

Helene

Years after surviving a traumatic assault, a sexually repressed woman's attempt at intimacy with her boyfriend triggers a grotesque transformation.

Director

Glutton

Glutton · 2025

As her paranoia, OCD, and graphic nightmares eat away at her, Molly grows suspicious that her partner, Lou, might be a cannibal.

Director

The Diana Society

The Diana Society · 2024

The Diana Society

In an underground cult for women, two members must decide whether to stay or leave and what that means for their relationship to each other and their safety in the outside world.

Associate Producer

Girl Failure

Girl Failure · 2026

A trio of twenty-something roommates (and an ex-boyfriend) navigate heartbreak, friendship, and messy mistakes together.

Graphic Designer