Lilian Sumner is a New York City based New Zealander. Lilian wrote and directed short film LUCAN ASKS WHY which Gucci funded and premiered in New York. The film stars Coco Gordon-Moore and 10-year- old Lilac Cianciolo and is edited by Academy award-winner John Gilbert. LOVE Magazine called the film “A powerful directorial debut”. In 2021, VIVA published Lilian’s HOW FAT THE BEES ARE, an essay about the nature of coming home. She directed ASTRONAUT, a music video for cult Australian artist Jack Ladder and the Dreamlanders which premiered on RAGE in 2021. Lilian is the writer and director of feature I SCARED THE TREE AND THE TREE SCARED ME, currently in development with Poignant Pictures.