Phiphen is an independently owned film and television production company founded by award-winning producer Molly Conners. The company creates content across all genres and budget levels, supporting innovative talents and telling bold stories for a global audience.
Molly Conners is founder and CEO of Phiphen, an independently owned film, television, and digital media company focused on producing, creative, smart, and efficiently budgeted productions for a global audience.
Currently a member of the Producers Guild of America, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Television Academy, Molly is Emmy nominated and has produced or executive produced 35 feature films over the last 15 years that have earned a total of 4 Academy Awards and 11 Academy Award nominations.
Some of Molly’s notable credits include the 2014 Academy Award-winner BIRDMAN, the 2009 Academy Award-nominated FROZEN RIVER starring Melissa Leo, William Friedkin’s KILLER JOE starring Mathew McConaughey, James Gray’s THE IMMIGRANT starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner, JOE, starring Nicolas Cage, and Warren Beatty’s RULES DON’T APPLY. She also produced Eli Roth’s THE GREEN INFERNO, Zach Braff’s WISH I WAS HERE and John Hillcoat’s TRIPLE 9 starring Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Gal Gadot and Aaron Paul.
At Phiphen, the credits roll on with Netflix’s LIKE FATHER, starring Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer and Seth Rogen, IFC’s CENTIGRADE, Vertical’s medical thriller, THE GOD COMMITTEE, and the Emmy-nominated short-form comedy television series IT’S BRUNO, currently streaming on Netflix.
Through Phiphen’s Media Fund, Molly has also produced or executive produced PLAN A starring August Diehl, the best-selling video game, BLUE FIRE, as well as the upcoming documentary, STASI FC. In addition, Molly is co-spearheading the creation of Phiphen Studios, a new, full-service post-production studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ set to open in Fall 2022.
Phiphen’s current slate includes the upcoming BUTCHER’S CROSSING which premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) starring Nicolas Cage, COUP! starring Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen & Sarah Gadon, GROUP starring Tom Sadoski, as well as Julia Stiles’ directorial debut, WISH YOU WERE HERE.
Amanda Bowers is an Emmy-nominated producer who is responsible for managing production, sales and development for Phiphen. Bowers produced Netflix’s LIKE FATHER, starring Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer and Seth Rogen, and received an Emmy nomination for the Netflix short-form comedy television series IT’S BRUNO in 2019. Most recently she produced IFC’s dramatic thriller CENTIGRADE starring Genesis Rodriguez and Vincent Piazza.
Upcoming films include BRIGHTON BEACH starring FKA TWIGS and THE GOD COMMITTEE, a medical thriller starring Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles, and Colman Domingo, which was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. She is an Executive Producer on PLAN A, starring August Diehl and well as the video game BLUE FIRE.
Prior to joining Phiphen, Bowers co-produced Zach Braff’s WISH I WAS HERE, Eli Roth’s horror thriller, THE GREEN INFERNO; and Kim Farrant’s STRANGERLAND, starring Nicole Kidman. She also managed production finance on many projects including the 2014 Academy Award winning BIRDMAN; James Gray’s THE IMMIGRANT, and David Gordan Green’s drama, JOE, starring Nicolas Cage.
Ms. Bowers is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America.
Jane Sinisi has been producing documentary and feature films for the last decade. Currently a member of the Producers Guild of America, she has produced or executive produced films such as A CALL FOR HELP, EDEN, and THE BIRTH OF A NATION, one of the highest selling films in Sundance history.
At Phiphen, she produced CENTIGRADE, starring Genesis Rodriguez and Vincent Piazza, released by IFC, THE GOD COMMITTEE, starring Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles, and Colman Domingo, which was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and BRIGHTON BEACH, starring FKA Twigs.
Sinisi is an Executive Producer on the major motion picture STOWAWAY, starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette and PLAN A, starring August Diehl. She also worked on the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy series IT’S BRUNO.
Vincent Morano has worked in the film and television industry for over ten years. Having spent seven years on the critical and commercial hit series, THE GOOD WIFE serving as Associate Producer/Supervisor/Unit Director. With Phiphen, he has since served as Producer/Executive Producer on four feature films – most recently the hit Netflix movie LIKE FATHER, starring Kristen Bell & Kelsey Grammer, as well as the hit Netflix comedy series IT’S BRUNO, for which he received an Emmy nomination. He has also worked in the commercial world, producing spots for the TONY Awards and the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Alex Spatt is a film production and development executive who has worked on a wide range of projects during his time with The Weinstein Company as well as producing independently. Most recently, he produced the feature documentary EVERYBODY’S EVERYTHING which was distributed theatrically by Gunpowder & Sky in 2019 before landing on Netflix in 2020. Alex attended Northwestern University, graduating in 2012 before returning to New York City, where he was born and raised.
Helen Lynn Nichols was an experienced accounting executive and bookkeeper who had been with the company since its inception. She was an integral part of the day to day operations as well as on each individual film project. She worked on a number of films both at Phiphen and previously, overseeing expenses and planning for a variety of productions and media funds.