A.A. Bagins is a rising writer-director whose work has drawn recognition and support from renowned filmmakers such as David Lynch, Ari Aster, and Lars Knudsen.

 

Her shorts have received awards from Academy-accredited festivals and professional guilds.

The supernatural thriller Milkmaid was selected by David Lynch for a full scholarship to his Master of Fine Arts in Film program, where Agnes was personally mentored by the visionary director.

A dystopian fantasy, Last Tree Standing, premiered at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, went on to win over thirty awards, and was in consideration for the Oscars® Short Film Awards.

 

Her feature screenplays — Vestige, Shadowood, Plato's Cave, and Blood & Bark — have been recognized in international competitions, with the latter recently advancing to the quarterfinals of Ari Aster & Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg Social program.

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An alumna of the Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand’s Women Filmmakers Incubator and a recipient of the New Zealand Film Commission’s Talent Development Grant, she was also awarded the prestigious EB-1A visa for the United States — a merit-based green card reserved for artists of extraordinary ability.

 

Shaped by her Polish roots and New Zealand’s dramatic landscapes, and now based in Los Angeles, she continues to refine her directorial voice — one of mood, allegory, and visual poetry.

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