2020 ShortFest Archive
In competition for Best Comedy Short
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Bridey Elliott is an actress, writer and director. After graduating from the National Theater Institute at Eugene O'Neill Center, she became a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Bridey starred in the 2014 SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner Fort Tilden. Her directorial debut, the short comedy “Affections”, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and part of the 2016 Sundance Shorts Tour. Bridey was in Battle of The Sexes starring Emma Stone, as well as Steven Soderbergh’s “Mosaic” series for HBO. Her directorial feature debut, Clara's Ghost, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Orion Pictures in December of 2018.