Missing In Action Productions

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Hi, I’m Mia. I'm a director and cinematographer adopted from China, raised in Michigan, based in Los Angeles.

 
 
 

Hi, I’m Mia.

I’m a Director, Producer, and Cinematographer adopted from China, raised in Michigan, and based in Los Angeles.

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Here’s what I’m up to now:

My short documentary film, A Good Death (DOC NYC, Dances with Films), will screen at Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in Vermont on August 21 at 2:15PM. I’d love to see you there.

I’m currently in post-production on a doc/fiction hybrid short film about a couple, Shandaeya & Nic, who watch a reenacted performance of the fight that almost broke them up.

Say hello: mia@missinginactionproductions.com

  • Mia Hagerty is a filmmaker adopted from China and raised in Michigan. A former pragmatist, she studied math in college only to realize that being pragmatic is overrated. In 2019 she formed Missing In Action Productions where she directed, produced, and photographed over fifty short documentaries, branded content spots, and music videos.

    Her most recent short film, A Good Death (DOC NYC, Dances with Films), was longlisted for a BAFTA Student Award. Her work has screened at the American Cinematheque, Los Angeles’ iconic TCL Chinese Theatre, and at a ramen shop (among other places). She holds an MFA from the University of Southern California and is based in Los Angeles.

    Sometimes tending toward a nihilistic view on life, Mia is ultimately an optimist who believes that a great story really can change the world – by changing us first.