Emil Woerner

Emil Woerner is an American filmmaker, painter, and music producer from central Arkansas. Emil was drawn to cinema at a young age and as every new year passed he found freedom through expression and creativity. His work examines a broad range of themes, characters and emotions, best defined by his first feature directorial effort, The Skull and the Arm (2023). Stylistically, Emil has cultivated a brand known for surrealist elements, abstract imagery, abrasive and immersive sound design, and unnerving horror themed imagery. He also works as a film editor. Besides editing his own films, he has edited dozens of short films, the television pilot for Central (2019), and James Basham’s micro-feature The Yankee (2020). He looks forward to his next feature length directorial project, and is currently writing a psychological crime thriller titled Burn Out.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1997-03-12 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Known for
- Just Some Weird Shit (2019) — Voices
- In The Only Ocean (2021) — The Dancer
- The Skull and the Arm (2023) — Writer
- The Horse Doesn't Work (2020) — Voices/Hands
- Downer (2017) — Director
- The Screen (2018) — Director
- Frank — Director of Photography
- In My Dreams (2019) — Director
- Daydreamers — Pedestrian
- Baking (2021) — Production Design
- THE TASTE OF NEON (2023) — Editor
- CARDBOARD — Editor
- Ascension — Director
- Partners (2026) — Editor