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American teenager Emily Hagins was born in the city of Philadelphia in the USA, but her family moved to the city of Austin in Texas when she was just a baby. (1 – F) Emily showed a strong interest in movies and movie–making at a very young age. She would often happily sit through the same movies several times at her local movie theater, including The Muppet Movie, which she particularly enjoyed.

When she was in second grade at school, around the age of seven, her classmates were already calling her 'Movie Girl’. A few year later, after reading The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien for school, she became inspired by the Lord of the Rings movies. This was the point at which she decided she wanted to make movies herself. (2 – C) So, she wrote a letter to the series’ director, Peter Jackson. In his reply, he suggested a useful contact for Emily, who she later got in touch with.

Emily started her career at the age of just 11, by producing several short movies and a documentary. (3 – G) Her father was helpful early on, having spent time with directors on movie sets. This was due to his job in advertising. However, although he guided her through what needed to be done, he made sure he left all the directing up to Emily.

This keen young movie–maker then went on to write the script for a full–length movie called Pathogen, and the filming of this took place in her home town when she was just 12. (4 – A) Emily could only do this work at weekends and during vacations from school. Somehow she managed to get everything done.

Her efforts at directing the movie won Emily a grant from the Austin Film Society, which made it possible for her to turn the results into a finished 68–minute movie. She was the youngest ever person to receive the money.

Emily went on to produce another full–length movie, The Retelling, by the time she was 16.

(5 – H) She has been making movies ever since. These include one called Coin Heist, a crime drama, which received good reviews. Emily Hagins is definitely a name to look out for in the future!