Maria Gilleard is an American Screenwriter, Producer and published Children's Author. She studied Screenwriting and Producing at the New York Film Academy. Her credits include Executive Producer for 'A Midsummer's Nightmare' (short film) and Associate Producer for 'The Trip' (short film) as well as Executive Producer, Production Designer and Production Assistant for 'Closing Time' (short film) all in 2023. She is also the Author of the children's book, 'Biff, the Lonely, Great White Shark', which was released in March of 2010.