​​Marion Hill  [Marion Hoàng Ngọc Hill] is a Vietnamese-British filmmaker. Following up on two popular short films [Bird of Prey and Goddess House], her feature debut Ma Belle, My Beauty premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and received the Audience Award for its category. The film was recommended in the New York Times' Sundance lineup, and was acquired for theatrical release by Good Deed Entertainment. It was also included in the official selections of SXSW, San Francisco, Seattle, Frameline, Outshine (Best Feature Jury Award), Outfest, Cleveland, Provincetown and many others. Internationally, the film was acquired by WaZabi Films and has premiered in Mallorca, Jecheon, Melbourne, Montreal, Ankara, Istanbul, Oslo, London and Stockholm, with distribution deals secured across Spain, Scandinavia, Austria and Germany.

Raised in the U.K. and in France by a Mother from Saigon and a Father from Shropshire, Marion now lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. With a background as a classical pianist and oboist, she began composing for short films as a teenager and was soon writing, directing, shooting and editing her own work. She is passionate about queer collaborative creative process and cultural nuance.

Marion is currently writing and developing her second feature film in New Orleans. 

photo by Camille Lenain