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Molly Stark-Ragsdale

(She/Her/Hers)

Filmmaker

New York, New York US

Available for Full Time

Available for Freelance

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About

After working as a deckhand on boats in New Zealand and Alaska, Molly Stark-Ragsdale launched into film freelancing. She works as a commercial director and producer for NineLark based out of New York and Montana. Her dance-for-camera piece, Alula, premiered at the Kinetoscope International Screendance Festival, and Jacksonville Dance Film Festival. Her first narrative short, Le Pigeon, was an official selection at the Oregon Short Film Festival and the Montana Film Festival. She directed the short documentary, Like A Girl, which went on to iF3, Women’s Adventure Film Tour, and No Man’s Land Film Festival. Her most recent documentary, Idle Warriors, is set to premiere in 2025. Previously, she's worked as a Props Assistant on Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow, a Producer’s Assistant on the TV shows Shrill and Chad, and a Director’s Assistant on Peter Sollet’s Metal Lords. She assisted Director Ruben Fleischer in post-production for Uncharted and in script development for his production company, The District. Stark-Ragsdale attended Macalester College, receiving degrees in Media and Cultural Studies, and International Studies. She grew up in the mountains of Montana broken by years living in Spain, Mozambique, and Brazil. When she's not on set, she spends her time writing, and battling the waves off Long Island as a novice surfer.