NORA MARRIS is a director and writer from Buffalo, New York. She is based in NYC and is an MFA Film Directing/Screenwriting candidate at Columbia University.

She works in an actor-focused process emphasizing improvisation in rehearsal and on set, and her work comprises character-driven stories often following women with bad personalities through humiliating and confrontational situations. She obtained a film directing certificate from FAMU, the Prague film and television school, and BAs in music composition and film from American University.

Her thesis short EVERY MAN IN NEW YORK IS NAMED ANDREW, an improv-based comedy shot on black and white 16mm film, completed production in September 2024 after a successful crowdfunding and social media marketing campaign, and her recently completed short film SHINER screened at Montclair Film Festival and Buffalo International Film Festival in October 2024.