After working as a deckhand on boats in New Zealand and Alaska, Molly Stark-Ragsdale launched into film. Her character-driven narrative and documentary work often centers on people who are in internal conflict with themselves. Her award-winning pilot, Leonard’s Fourteen Lives, was selected as a semi-finalist for the Maven Screen Media and Stowe Story Labs fellowship, and a quarterfinalist for the Screencraft Screenwriting fellowship. Her directing and editing work have been showcased at film festivals around the globe including the extreme sports film festival iF3, and the Women’s Adventure Tour. She edited the feature-length documentary The Montana Suite, which is set to premiere in 2025. Molly got her start in film as a Properties Assistant on Kelly Reichardt’s, First Cow. She’s worked with producers on shows Shrill and Chad, and as Director Peter Sollett’s Assistant on Netflix’s Metal Lords. She assisted Director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Venom) on Sony’s Uncharted and worked in development for his production company The District (The White Lotus, Jury Duty, Superstore). Growing up in the mountains of Montana with intermittent years living in Spain, Mozambique, and Brazil, Molly’s thirst for adventure has led her to NYC where she works as a commercial producer and director with her production company NineLark. She’s currently directing a documentary about environmental bounty hunters.