Martha Stephens

Martha Stephens’ latest feature, To the Stars, a ‘60s-set coming-of-age drama starring Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Shea Whigham, Malin Akerman and Tony Hale, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and is available on VOD. Stephens is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts directing program. Her micro-budget feature films Passenger Pigeons (2010) and Pilgrim Song (2012) both premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. With longtime friend Aaron Katz, Stephens co-wrote and co-directed Land Ho! which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics and won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards. (Picture Kyle Kaplan.)