Dana Reilly
Visiting Assistant Professor
Biography
Dana Reilly is a documentary filmmaker. Her films are intimate and collaborative, exploring how work, love, and family shape women’s sense of self. She is grateful to those who share their stories and time with her.
Her work has screened at Telluride, Big Sky, Hot Springs, and DOC NYC film festivals. Her documentary, MS DIVA TRUCKER, won the 2021 Jury Award at the PBS Shorts Festival and is currently available to stream on NoBudge.com. Her most recent film, FAVORITE DAUGHTER, made the shortlist for both the Yugo BAFTA and Student Academy Awards, and is currently distributed by MTV Documentary Films.
Education
BA, 2012, International Relations, Brown University
MFA, 2021, Film & TV Production, University of Texas at Austin