Mercies May
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Biography
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.
His latest short film, A Shadow in the Corner of the Room, explores entropy, isolation, and aging through t...
Best known work
Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F*cking Face Explodes
2022
Honor's Half-Life
2024
A Shadow in the Corner of the Room
2026
Trade for Print
The Last Fare
I Used to be You
2021Filmography
TBA
Trade for PrintWriter, Director, Prop Maker, Camera Operator, Original Music Composer, Editor
TBA
The Last FareDirector, Original Music Composer, Visual Effects
2026
A Shadow in the Corner of the RoomDirector, Writer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Producer
2024
Honor's Half-LifeProducer, Writer
2022
2021
I Used to be YouDirector of Photography, Producer, Original Music Composer