ABOUT
MICHELLE SAVILL
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"Millie Lies Low is a work of real humanism, an Agnes Varda portrait of anxiety."
"Millie Lies Low is a work of real humanism, an Agnes Varda portrait of anxiety."Michelle Savill is an award-winning director, writer and producer based in London.
Savill has a passion for telling visceral, empathetic stories that focus on character and the human condition.
Savill directed on the final season of Netflix’s hit series Sex Education (2023).
Her first feature film Millie Lies Low had its international premiere In Competition at Berlin International Film Festival 2022 and its US Premiere at SXSW Film Festival 2022. It went on to screen at international festivals worldwide, with theatrical release across New Zealand and North America.
Savill’s short Ellen is leaving won Best Narrative Film at SXSW Film Festival 2013 and San Francisco Film Festival 2013.
Also a commercials director, she works internationally with Arts & Sciences internationally and Good Oil Films in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Savill has directed story-driven content for clients including the United Nations, Vodafone, ANZ bank, Sky Olympics, Spark, Steinlager, Cadbury, Pet Refuge, Cancer Society and Volkswagen.
Having grown up in various parts of the Philippines as the child of missionary parents, Savill moved to Aotearoa as an adult and is now based in London.
Michelle Savill is represented by Casarotto and Ramsay.
Agent
Gabriel Blair
gabriel@casarotto.co.uk