Director
“Rough River Lake” Written, Directed and Produced by Mary Tilden Now Streaming on Pixquid
Produced under Fiscal Sponsorship with Full Spectrum Features:
More Info about the Cast & Crew Here
Introducing "Rough River Lake" in Cinema Femme Mag
Cultivating a Caring Set at Rough River Lake on Camera Ambassador’s blog
Indianapolis LGBTQ+ Film Festival
London International Short Film Festival (Best Short and Audience Award)
Short Film Slam with Mad Lab Post
Oxford Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival
Cinemafemme Short Film Festival
Kaleidescope LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival
LesFlicks Film Festival
Louisville International Film Festival
NYC Comedy Short Film Festival
LA Underground Film Festival
REELING Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Festival Au Cinema
OUTSouth Film Festival
Shortcut 100 Film Festival (Winner of the Audience Award)
Midwest Film Festival (Winner of 2022 Emerging Filmmaker Award)
Best of the Midwest Film Festival
More info on Instagram @roughriverlakefilm
“Rough River Lake” Log Line: A group of queer best friends settle in for the perfect weekend getaway at the lake, but their Gaycation is interrupted when they find their lake house has been double booked with a fratty bachelor party.
Mary Tilden & Leah Raidt- Co-stars of “Rough River Lake”
Jasmine Henri Jordan, Jyreika Guest, Juliet Barrett, Leah Raidt and Mary Tilden star in “Rough River Lake”
BTS from “Rough River Lake” with Hex Yang (1st AC), Olivia Aquilina (DP) and Hardy Willis (Sound Mixer)
Mary Tilden on set, directing “Rough River Lake”
“Yes, Andrea” written by Breanna Lind, directed by Mary Tilden
Starring: Breanna Lind, Vic Kuligoski & Trumane Alston
Director of Photography: Parker Nyquist
Editor: Sophia Castro
Sound: Ruby Que & Zach Scheitlin
Colourist: Ale Amato
Run time: 6 mins
“Yes, Andrea” Log Line: After her film nerd boyfriend dumps her for not having enough “it” factor, Andrea embarks on a journey to stop saying Yes to everyone else and start saying “Yes, And” to herself.
FERN written and directed by Katherine Bourne Taylor and Mary Tilden
Co-Starring Katherine Bourne Taylor and Mary Tilden
Director of Photography: Harrison Lott
To be released Summer 2023!
Run time: 10 mins
“FERN” Log Line: A short comedy about a going away present gone wrong.
The Unfinished Film by Hannah Antman and Gemma Clark, Directed by Mary Tilden
Director of Photography: Jason Chiu
Editor: Lindsay Rynne
To be released Summer 2023!
Run time: 15 mins
“The Unfinished Film” Log Line: Phoebe lost the apartment of her dreams. Fran just wants to cheer her up.
Acting & Producing
“Cool For Five Seconds” Written by Calamity West, Directed by Dani Wieder, Produced by Mary Tilden, Katherine Bourne Taylor and Dani Wieder
Selected Awards:
Midwest Film Festival 2021- Best Director, Grand Prize
Milwaukee International Short Film Fest 2021- Best Ensemble
Find out more on instagram @coolforfiveseconds
“Bella And Bernie” Written and Directed by Rebecca McNamee
Starring Teagan Croft & Mary Tilden
Selected Festivals:
Cinequest Film Festival
NYC Independent Film Festival
LA Shorts Film Festival
Chicago REEL Shorts Film Festival