Fay Efrosini Lellios

BIOGRAPHIE

After graduating from Boston University (BA French/BS Film) Fay worked at Merchant Ivory Productions in New York City as assistant to Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; Office Manager for MIP in NYC, and on the MIP U.K. production teams for HOWARDS END, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, and IN CUSTODY. Fay left Merchant Ivory to devote more time to screenwriting. Shortly, two of her screenplays became Sundance Lab finalists. This led Fay to attend the American Film Institute (MFA) where she won several awards for her writing, including the Hollywood Foreign Press Award, the Martin Ritt Production Award, and the Sloan Science Award. Soon after graduation, she began working at Paramount Pictures. In addition to her full-time job, Fay has written several feature and short scripts; has directed and produced several feature and short documentaries including the award-winning, THE LONG HAUL OF A.I. BEZZERIDES. Fay’s new feature scripts are “Road Narrows” and “Cordovan.” She is currently at work on the final short film of the Thisvi Trilogy, “Huzun.” Fay’s new documentaries are A BEACON IN HAVANA, that she directed and shot in Cuba, and the 16mm, VIDEOSTORE. Fay has also directed and shot oral history interviews for the National Hellenic Museum. She is both a citizen of the U.S. and Greece. Fay’s new films are the Live Action Oscar-qualified, “Shared Balcony” and “A Month of Sundays.”

FILMOGRAPHIE