"Rural" - Amelia Annen

Amelia Annen is a filmmaker based in NYC. She received her BFA in Theatre and Minor in Creative Writing from New York University in 2021. Some of her directorial credits include: Rural (Best Short Film + Best Director: October 2022 Gothamite Monthly Film Awards) Angel (Best Comedy Short Film: ISTANBUL FILM AWARDS), Girl of My Dreams (Best Student Film: FROSTBITE Int. Indie Fest July 2021 and Best Student Film: Art Film Award July 2021). Her TV pilot was a second rounder in Austin Film Festival’s Comedy Teleplay Competition in 2022. Amelia is focused on telling queer and female centered stories that are comedic and timely. 

It's such an honor for Rural to receive Film of The Month at the Future of Film Awards. 

For Blaire Sharman, the writer and star of Rural, it's so special for her to be able to capture the nuances and beauty of the place I grew up onscreen while still being able to examine the places in which it needs progression. 

As the director, Rural is a film that means so much to me and I love that people are watching it and enjoying it. I was so happy that I could bring Blaire's hometown to the screen and honor the beautiful landscape that is the Shenandoah Valley.