A founding member of The Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City, Maggie Kiley’s specialty is teaching the Meisner Technique. She has been an actor in many films, including playing opposite Mark Wahlberg in “We Own the Night.” Maggie now is a top sought after female film and television director.
Chosen as one of eight directors for the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women, and one of 20 accomplished filmmakers in the Inaugural Global Directors Initiative at FOX, Maggie made the transition from acting to directing with her award winning short film, "some boys don’t leave." The film stars Jesse Eisenberg and Eloise Mumford and played over 50 festivals, garnering top honors at Tribeca and Palm Springs.
Maggie received the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant for her debut feature, "Brightest Star." The film stars Chris Lowell, Rose McIver, and Alison Janney, and premiered at the 2013 Austin Film Festival. Gravitas Ventures released the film theatrically in 15 cities and on all VOD/ streaming platforms in early 2014. The film has gone on to play in 50 international territories and has been subtitled in 18 languages.
Maggie’s second film as writer/director, "Dial a Prayer," stars Brittany Snow and William H Macy. Dial a Prayer released theatrically and on all VOD/streaming platforms in the Spring of 2015 and continues to expand internationally. Most recently, Maggie completed the thriller "Caught," starring Anna Camp, for Mar Vista Entertainment, marking an impressive three features in just three years. "Caught" premiered at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival as one of eight films in competition in the genre section: Nightfall, and was later acquired by Lifetime.
Maggie is an ensemble member of Off-Broadway's critically acclaimed Atlantic Theater Company, and part of the filmmaking collective Film Fatales. Up next, she is attached to direct two features: Eyal Alony’s "Skin Deep" (for which she was selected as a Film Independent Directing Lab Fellow) as well as Alissa Dean’s "Cricket," with producers Lynn Hendee and Bill Chartoff.