Mercedes Bryce Morgan

{{short description|American filmmaker and music video director}}

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Mercedes Bryce Morgan is an American filmmaker and music video director.{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/fixation-mercedes-bryce-morgan-tiff-2022-interview/|title=TIFF 2022 Exclusive: Mercedes Bryce Morgan Talks Feature Directorial Debut Fixation|website=movieweb.com|date=9 September 2022 |access-date=2024-03-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://womenandhollywood.com/mercedes-bryce-morgans-spoonful-of-sugar-lands-at-shudder-morgan-saylor-stars/|title=Mercedes Bryce Morgan's "Spoonful of Sugar" Lands at Shudder, Morgan Saylor Stars|website=womenandhollywood.com|access-date=2024-03-21}} She is best known for directing the films Fixation and Spoonful of Sugar.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/fixation-maddie-hasson-genesis-rodriguez-mercedes-bryce-morgan-1234816083/|title=Maddie Hasson, Genesis Rodriguez Join 'Fixation' From Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan|website=variety.com|date=27 October 2020 |access-date=2024-03-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1625971-spoonful-of-sugar-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-amc-plus|title=Spoonful of Sugar Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via AMC Plus|website=comingsoon.net|access-date=2024-03-21}}

Career

Mercedes graduated with a BA in Film and Television Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/hotsheet/2022april.cfm|title=Hot Sheet April-August 2022|website=cinema.usc.edu|access-date=2024-03-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://tiff.net/events/fixation|title=Fixation|website=tiff.net|access-date=2024-03-21}} In 2018, she directed and executive produced, Stargate Origins, a continuation of the Stargate franchise for MGM Studios.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/mgm-stargate-franchise-digital-series-stargate-origins-1202131483/|title=MGM Revives 'Stargate' Franchise With 'Stargate Origins' Digital Series & SVOD Platform – Watch The Teaser|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=21 July 2017 |access-date=2024-03-21}} She directed Todrick Hall’s visual album "All American" Forbidden.{{Cite web|url=https://instinctmagazine.com/singer-dancer-performer-todrick-hall-has-released-his-forbidden-album/|title=Singer, Dancer & Performer Todrick Hall Has Released His 'Forbidden' Album|website=instinctmagazine.com|date=27 March 2018 |access-date=2024-03-21}} She has also directed music videos for artists such as Marshmello, Saygrace, Slushii, Chvrches and Todrick Hall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/marshmello-chvrches-here-with-me-video-818333/|title=Hear Marshmello, CHVRCHES' Heartwarming Firefighter Story in 'Here With Me' Video|website=rollingstone.com|date=5 April 2019 |access-date=2024-03-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://skopemag.com/2019/10/20/watch-boys-aint-shit-by-saygrace-out-now-via-rca-records|title=Watch "Boys Ain't Shit" by SAYGRACE Out Now Via RCA Records|website=skopemag.com|date=20 October 2019 |access-date=2024-03-21}}

Mercedes's feature film directorial debut Fixation, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://moveablefest.com/mercedes-bryce-morgan-fixation/|title=TIFF 2022 Review: "Fixation" Has a Mind for Madness|website=moveablefest.com|date=9 September 2022 |access-date=2024-03-21}} In 2022, she directed her second feature film Spoonful of Sugar, premiered on Shudder.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/spoonful-of-sugar-horror-film-amc-networks-shudder-streaming-service-1235124464/|title=Horror Film 'Spoonful Of Sugar' Acquired By AMC Networks' Shudder Streaming Service|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=22 September 2022 |access-date=2024-03-21}} She is also set to direct an upcoming thriller for LD Entertainment, titled Bone Lake.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/film-news-in-brief-may-8-1235606156/|title=Gravitas Ventures Promote Danielle Gasher and Bill Guentzler to New Acquisition Roles – Film News in Brief|website=variety.com|date=11 May 2023 |access-date=2024-03-21}}

Select filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Title ! Contribution ! Note
\| 2013 \| Love and Laundry \| Director and writer \| Short film
\| 2015 \| Virtual Morality \| Director, writer and producer \| 1 episode
\| 2017 \| Fantasies \| Director \| 4 episodes
\| 2018 \| Stargate Origins \| Director and executive producer \| TV series
\| 2019 \| Five Points \| Director \| 3 episodes
\| 2020 \| Come Fck My Robot* \| Director and writer \| Short film
2022 \|Fixation \| Director and writer \| Feature film
2022 \|Spoonful of Sugar \| Director \| Feature film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Title

! Contribution

! Note

| 2013

| Love and Laundry

| Director and writer

| Short film

| 2015

| Virtual Morality

| Director, writer and producer

| 1 episode

| 2017

| Fantasies

| Director

| 4 episodes

| 2018

| Stargate Origins

| Director and executive producer

| TV series

| 2019

| Five Points

| Director

| 3 episodes

| 2020

| Come F*ck My Robot

| Director and writer

| Short film

2022

|Fixation

| Director and writer

| Feature film

2022

|Spoonful of Sugar

| Director

| Feature film

=Selected music videos=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Artist ! class="unsortable"\| Roles ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| 2018 \| "All American" Forbidden \| Todrick Hall \| Director \|
"Happier" \| rowspan="3"\| Marshmello \| Director \|
"Flashbacks" \| Director \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 2019 \| "Here with Me" \| Director \|
"Doin' Too Much" \| Saygrace \| Director \|

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Artist

! class="unsortable"| Roles

! class="unsortable"| Notes

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2018

| "All American" Forbidden

| Todrick Hall

| Director

"Happier"

| rowspan="3"| Marshmello