Her short documentary, Legend: A Film About Greg Garing, won the jury prize for Best Film in the International Documentary Challenge (2010) at Hot Docs in Toronto, and screened at Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK) and IDFA (The Netherlands). She is currently in production on her first long-form documentary, Bebe, about the rise and struggles of an exceptional drag queen from Cameroon, BeBe Zahara Benet. Emily has directed music videos for artists including Jonatha Brooke, Eleni Mandell, Jeff Litman and the Muckrakers. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, she studied Radio, TV and Film at Northwestern University. In 2002, Emily moved to New York City where she works as a freelance post-production and visual effects producer. For Follow the Leader, Emily assembled and managed a visual effects team that included acclaimed designers/animators Cassidy Gearhart and Dave Tecson, and several colleagues from Edgeworx Studios and The Mill.