--- name: "Mary Bronstein" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-bronstein" fi1m_id: "mary-bronstein" imdb_id: "nm2555469" tmdb_id: 935669 wikidata_id: "Q127869045" roles: ["Producer","Director"] born: "7 September 1979" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "producer" average_over: 0 updated: "2026-10-03T04:00:25.828526+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mary Bronstein ## Identity Mary Bronstein - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mary-bronstein - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** mary-bronstein - **IMDb ID:** nm2555469 - **TMDB ID:** 935669 - **Wikidata ID:** Q127869045 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bronstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127869045, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2555469/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/935669 Producer and director. Born 7 September 1979 in White Plains, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Producer, Director - **Born:** 7 September 1979, White Plains, New York, USA - **Also known as:** Mary Wall - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bronstein, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127869045, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2555469/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/935669 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*If I Had Legs I'd Kick You*](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mary Bronstein (née Wall) is an American director, writer and actress. She was born on 7 September 1979 in White Plains, New York, and attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Bronstein made her feature directorial debut with *Yeast* (2008), which she also wrote and starred in. The film premiered at South by Southwest. She appeared in *Frownland* (2007), directed by Ronald Bronstein, to whom she is married. Her second feature as director and writer, *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), in which she also appears as Dr. Spring, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It was produced by A24 and others including her husband. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Dr. Spring — [page](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md) ## Complete filmography (9) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Marty Supreme* (2025), Thanks — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md) - *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), as Dr. Spring · Director, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md) - *Night Always Comes* (2025), Co-Producer - *Round Town Girls* (2009), as Girl #2 · Director, Writer - *You Wont Miss Me* (2009), Actor - *Yeast* (2008), as Rachel · Director, Writer - *Frownland* (2008), as Laura · Production Assistant - *Nasty*, Director - *Daisy Chain Fields documentary*, Director ## Gallery - ![Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025](https://film.one/media/person/5513387/gallery-a511f9c1108d.jpg) Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-3_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-3_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025](https://film.one/media/person/5513387/gallery-66e7eec2aab8.jpg) Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-1.jpg/1280px-Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025](https://film.one/media/person/5513387/gallery-587d0db533f1.jpg) Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025](https://film.one/media/person/5513387/gallery-8368e8e0a0c9.jpg) Mary Bronstein at Berlinale 2025 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-3.jpg/1280px-Mary_Bronstein_at_Berlinale_2025-3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mary Bronstein, director, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the movie If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/5513387/gallery-e03cd1a86e1c.jpg) Mary Bronstein, director, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the movie If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. (2022) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Mary_Bronstein_at_the_2025_Sundance_Film_Festival_01.jpg/1280px-Mary_Bronstein_at_the_2025_Sundance_Film_Festival_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mary Bronstein, director, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the movie If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/5513387/gallery-804cf099c32f.jpg) Mary Bronstein, director, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the movie If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. (2022) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Mary_Bronstein_at_the_2025_Sundance_Film_Festival_02.jpg/1280px-Mary_Bronstein_at_the_2025_Sundance_Film_Festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 0 won, 7 nominated - Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay 2025: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* - Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director 2025: Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* - Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature 2025: Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* - Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay 2025: Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* - Independent Spirit Awards 2025: Best Director (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* - New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Screenplay 2025: New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Screenplay (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 2025: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (nominated), for *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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