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  • Comment: The only reference that is actually significant coverage is from the university he attended. Everything else is about the films and gives him a mention. CNMall41 (talk) 10:03, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Molly Preston
Occupations
  • Film editor
  • film producer
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Known forFreedom, Wisconsin
Notable credits
SpouseKevin Forrest
Websitemollypreston.net

Molly Preston is an American film editor, producer and director best known for editing and producing Evolution of Evil (2018), editing David Cross: Oh Come On (2019), directing Freedom, Wisconsin (2023), and producing The Brain That Wouldn't Die (2020).[1][2]

Personal life

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Preston grew up in New Jersey. She lived in Wisconsin for nearly a decade, graduating from Lawrence University in 2010, and moving to Portland, Oregon.[1][2] She is married to Kevin Forrest.[3]

Career

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In 2019, Preston edited David Cross: Oh Come On.[4] In 2020, she produced The Brain That Wouldn't Die, a remake to a 1962 film of the same name.[5][6] The film went on to screen at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.[7]

Preston returned to Appleton, Wisconsin in 2021 to film her debut feature film Freedom, Wisconsin.[3][1] The script originated 10 years prior when she lived in the area.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Berthiaume, Ed (2021-09-29). "Lawrence alumna returns to Appleton to direct film | Lawrence University". Lawrence University. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "Molly Preston Genre: Filmmaker". Cactus Club Independent Film Festival. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. ^ a b Fuller, Jon (2021-08-28). "A small Wisconsin town is headed to the big screen". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ^ DeFore, John (2019-05-09). "'David Cross: Oh Come On': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ Hamman, Cody (2016-11-23). "Go behind the scenes of the Brain That Wouldn't Die remake". JoBlo. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  6. ^ Hansen, Mike (2017-06-20). "THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE Remake is Coming Via Kickstarter!". HorrorBuzz. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  7. ^ "The Brain That Wouldn't Die". Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  8. ^ Plutchak, Dan (2021-08-23). "Film crew in downtown Kaukauna this week". Kaukauna Community News. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
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