Emma Debany is an LA-based commercial director who builds darkly funny, surreal brand comedy for QSR, CPG, tech, and betting clients. She trained as a street-prank PA and director’s assistant on Adult Swim’s The Eric Andre Show, then earned festival play and Vimeo Staff Picks for absurdist shorts including Steve’s Kinkoes (praised by Natasha Lyonne) and Adult Swim’s Couch. Signature commercial work includes acid-trip-surreal Totino’s campaigns (Pizza Brain, Ask Mom, Breakfast Bites, and a Nice Shirt Films wormhole spot), Arby’s Potato Cakes/The Uncovering with Kyle MacLachlan, Google’s Beetlejuice “New Ways to Search” set-piece for 72andSunny, Hard Rock Bet’s improv mockumentary Jackpot Season, Geico’s Cavemanalyst, eos unscripted films that broke in nine Super Bowl markets, McCain Foods’ TAST!EZ launch with Leslie David Baker, Hershey’s Sandlot-nostalgia spots with Patrick Renna, and Trolli’s giant gummy-worm invasion. Earlier book includes Popsockets (debut), Jack in the Box, BetMGM, Mattel, Conoco, goPuff’s first advertising, and WWE. She favors practical effects and prosthetics, nuanced performance, low-wide angles, moody cinematography, and collaborative improv. Named an Ad Age 2025 Creativity Awards Director to Watch finalist with World War Seven.