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Mia J Merrill

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Amelia Merrill (she/her) is a New York-based journalist and theatre artist originally from Baltimore, Maryland. She is a contributing writer at AwardsWatch.com and is a graduate of Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in American Theatre magazine, Shondaland, Bitch Media, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Narratively, and Screen Queens, among others.

Latest Articles

In ‘Arava,’ a Queer Teen Searches for Jewish Identity in the Jerusalem Punk Scene

By Mia J Merrill
June 23, 2023

‘A Radiant Girl’ Shows the Holocaust Through Optimistic Teenage Eyes

By Mia J Merrill
February 17, 2023

New Horror Movie ‘The Offering’ Explores Free Will Through Jewish Demonology

By Mia J Merrill
January 12, 2023

A New Documentary Redefines Jewish Resistance

By Mia J Merrill
September 16, 2022

‘Attachment’ Shows the Power — and Horror — of the Jewish Mother

By Mia J Merrill
June 15, 2022

Is Jenny Slate’s Character in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Antisemitic?

By Mia J Merrill
May 12, 2022

Celebrating Both Sides of My Family This Purim & St. Patrick’s Day

By Mia J Merrill
March 17, 2022

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 4 Takes Aim at Hacky Jewish Jokes. Interesting.

By Mia J Merrill
February 18, 2022

‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Is About Bar Mitzvahs, But It’s Not a Jewish Film

By Mia J Merrill
February 1, 2022

A New Film Chronicles the Discrimination Faced by Mizrahi Jews

By Mia J Merrill
November 15, 2021

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