Storyteller. Qualitative Researcher.
Community Builder.
About Me
Skills
Artist Statement
I am interested in the idea of collage on a conceptual and practical level. Genres like satire, dramedy, live-action animation mixtures excite me.
I specialize in short-form content, video portraits, and blending narrative and documentary techniques. I am obsessed with the concept of community and what it means to belong. At the root, my work is a commentary on traditions, systems, or societal values.
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Professional Summary
Hi! I'm Elodie Edjang (she/her). I am a values-based multidisciplinary storyteller with foundations in documentary filmmaking. I believe art is vehicle for personal development, social critique, and interpersonal connections. I am committed to peer support, community building and community engagement in the documentary field and beyond.
Filmmaking
I worked as the lead video editor for Local Legend Films, a Chicago-based production company and social enterprise committed to employing young men impacted by gun violence. I was selected as a 2019 NeXt Doc Fellow, a fellowship for emerging filmmakers of color. I have been involved with media organizations exploring social issues including Australian television program Insight, a leading forum for ideas and powerful first-person stories and Kartemquin Films a non-profit production company and collaborative center for documentary media makers. My documentaries have screened at festivals including Tacoma Film Festival, Black Harvest Film Festival, and Reeling Film Festival. I earned an MFA in Documentary Media from Northwestern University and hold dual BAs in Anthropology and Advertising from the University of Georgia.
Community Building
I am passionate about community building and supporting early-career filmmakers. I've held various leadership positions at Mezcla Media Collective, including serving on the core leadership team. At the Alliance of Documentary Editors (ADE), I co-chaired the mentorship committee, coordinating the Shadow Days program and contributed to the launch of the BIPOC Doc Editors database. In my role as Lead Curator for Full Spectrum Features’ Community Storytellers program, I enabled a cohort of local residents to develop community-driven films.
Currently
I am directing a poetic feature-length film about queer Christian women of color and co-directing a short film about Kartemquin’s Gordon Quinn through Red Door Media Collective. I am a member of The Reservoir, a collective focused on supporting Black, queer, trans, and disabled artists. Outside of filmmaking, I work as a design researcher at Shure Inc., where I help improve audio tools and experiences.
If you're looking for ways to support my work you can donate to my work in progress here. Thanks for your support!