Emily Hagins made her first feature at the age of 12 in her hometown of Austin, Texas – a zombie movie called Pathogen.

The documentary Zombie Girl: The Movie chronicled her process from start to finish.

Her fourth feature, Grow Up, Tony Phillips, also premiered at SXSW and was released on DVD/VOD in 2014.

She also wrote and directed the segment "Touch" for Chiller's horror anthology Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear.

[1] She also completed the six-part digital series Hold to Your Best Self with Adaptive Studios, which premiered at SXSW 2018.