# Molly Manning Walker

Molly Manning Walker (born 14 September 1993) is a British cinematographer and director, based in London. Her debut feature film How to Have Sex (2023) won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI at the 36th European Film Awards. In 2024, she earned two nominations at the 77th British Academy Film Awards for How to Have Sex, including Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.

## Early life and education

Manning Walker was born in the West London Borough of Ealing, the daughter of theatre and film creatives Andy Walker and Lesley Manning. Her older brother Charlie Manning-Walker is a member of the band Chubby and the Gang.
Manning Walker attended Elthorne Park High School and St Augustine's Priory. She was interested in photography in school and invited to photograph an Occupy London event, which Manning Walker turned into a documentary. She went on to study Cinematography at Arts University Bournemouth, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 2015, and the National Film and Television School, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in 2018.

## Career

Her debut feature, How to Have Sex, was developed with Film4. She is represented for directing by Independent Talent. She also was the DP on Charlotte Regan's debut feature Scrapper.

## Personal life

Manning Walker co-founded the Sunday league football team Babes City FC.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Cinematographer | Writer | Director |
| 2012 | Out of Tune (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2015 | More Hate Than Fear (Short) | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Khadejah (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2016 | The Worlds My Oyster (Documentary short) | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2016 | Softly Softly Catchy Monkey (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | Lead (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | Kwaye: Little Ones (Video short) (director of photography) | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | Cabin Pressure (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | Shrink (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | City Mirrors: Random Acts - Big Dance (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2018 | Reach (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2018 | Tom Walker: My Way (Video short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2018 | A$AP Rocky: Sundress (Video short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2018 | Uneatable (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | My Mother (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | La Entrevista (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Seven (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Deep Clean (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | City of Children (Documentary short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | One Liner (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | James Blake: Can't Believe the Way We Flow (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | November 1st (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Pompeii (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Our Sister (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2019 | Absent (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | 645AR: Sum Bout U ft. FKA Twigs (Video short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | The Forgotten C (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2020 | Acrimonious (Short) | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | Good Thanks, You? (short) | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | Scrapper | Yes | No | No |
| 2023 | How to Have Sex | No | Yes | Yes |

## Awards

Her 2020 short film Good Thanks, You? was selected at the Critics' Week in Cannes. Her grad film November 1st took Bronze at the Student Academy Awards, and Manning-Walker was nominated at Camerimage in 2019. Her debut feature film How to Have Sex (2023) won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI at the 36th European Film Awards.
In 2024, she received two nominations at the 77th British Academy Film Awards for How to Have Sex, including Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.