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Lilian T. Mehrel is an award-winning writer and director who won the AT&amp;T Tribeca Untold Stories award for her debut feature, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/honeyjoonfilm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Honeyjoon</a>, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. She was selected for the 2025 SFFILM Rainin Grant, TorinoFilmLab 2024 ComedyLab, Cine Qua Non 2024 Storylines Lab, Warner Media TFI Co/Lab, and a Marcie Bloom Fellowship. Her films have premiered at Tribeca, Clermont-Ferrand, and the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes. She earned her MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film, and her BA from Dartmouth with a Senior Fellowship. A mixed daughter of immigrants, Lilian also authored and illustrated a family memoir and is a PD Soros Fellow. She also enjoys hip hop dance. You can follow her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilianfilm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@lilianfilm</a>.

Lilian T. Mehrel

Film

The Creative Process: A Visual Essay

Honeyjoon