About
Mercies May is a Minneapolis-based horror writer-director whose work uses genre to explore trauma, grief, and power dynamics, often where those forces intersect. He has directed more than 160 independent music videos, developing a highly visual, rhythm-driven approach to filmmaking. He has also worked as a freelance screenwriter, including co-writing an adaptation of August Prize-winning novel They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears with author Johannes Anyuru. In addition, he served as director of photography on Stage, the Midwest Emmy Award-winning TPT/PBS music documentary series.
Filmography
A Shadow in the Corner of the Room2026 · Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Producer
Honor's Half-Life2024 · Producer, Writer
Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F*cking Face Explodes2022 · BTS Videographer
I Used to be You2021 · Director of Photography, Producer, Original Music Composer