death and her compass
ABOUT
Molly, a death doula and lover of the woods, works with clients nearing the end of their lives to confront the fear, anxiety, and hope surrounding death. As Molly inspires those around her to be more open about their mortality, she reflects on her own relationship with loss.
Annie Marr is a San Francisco-based documentary filmmaker. Her produced and directed works have screened at IDFA, Tribeca, SXSW, Camden, Big Sky, the United Nations, and on the New York Times Op-Docs channel. Recently, Annie produced and co-edited "not even for a moment do things stand still," which won special jury recognition at SXSW 2022 and is shortlisted for an IDA Award. Her first interactive film, "Labyrinth," premiered at IDFA 2022 in the DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling. She directed "death and her compass," about a death doula in rural Maine, which screened at Camden and is featured as a Vimeo Staff Pick, and "Small Family, Happy Family," about female sterilization in India, which screened at the UN and is currently distributed by Documentary Educational Resources. She has also worked as a story producer and associate producer on projects for Netflix and Amazon. She holds an MFA from Stanford University in Documentary Film, and a BA from Dartmouth College.