Director Jacqueline Christy will join us for in-person Q&A
Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and spurned by her teenage daughter, she secretly enrolls in film school to revive her long-lost dream.
“Magic Hour is pure magic.” – Mike’s Film Talk
“Magic Hour is a phenomenal feature debut from Jacqueline Christy that’s already a highlight of 2025 and is likely to stay as one of the best indie films of the year.” – The Hollywood Handle
Jacqueline Christy is a writer, director, and founder of Access Theater. She received her MFA from the NYU Graduate Film Program at Tisch and received grants from the NYC Women’s Fund, the NY State Council on the Arts, the Hollywood Foreign Press grant, and the Sloan Foundation.
Through Access Theater’s 33-year history, she has produced hundreds of plays, including The Killing Act starring Peter Dinklage, written and directed by Tom McCarthy; Aasif Mandvi’s Sakina’s Restaurant; Stephen Belber’s Tape; and Bedlam’s acclaimed production of Saint Joan.
She was Assistant Director of the feature films Radium Girls and Equity and the short film Jungle, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She was Assistant Director of the short film Fry Day, which premiered at SXSW.
Her directorial film work includes short films Rehearsal (Austin Film Festival), Other People (St Louis International Film Festival), and The Dependents (LA Shorts International Film Festival). Christy was recently selected by SHOOT magazine for their New Directors Showcase.
Magic Hour, starring Miriam Shor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, and Austin Pendleton, is her feature debut.
