Molly O'Brien
Birth Name:
Molly O'Brien
Profession
Producer, Director, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Was made a 2010 Sundance Institute Producing Fellow
- Was short listed for the Academy Awards in 1998 for "A Pig with Hair․"
- Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
- Ken Burns of "Frank Lloyd Wright & Baseball" gave her her initial training as a camera assistant
- Started working for Sundance Institute in 2013, producing fundraising events and documentary films
- Discovered her love of teaching as an adjunct professor of Wildlife and Environmental Film
Awards
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality):Winner
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality):Nominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary:Nominated
- 2022Video Source AwardNominated
- 2024Windie - Best Documentary Film:Nominated
- 2024Best Documentary ShortWinner
- 2024PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2025Oscar - Best Documentary Short Film:Winner