Kelcey Edwards

Kelcey Edwards

(She/Her)
Filmmaker (Director/Producer) / Professor of Film & Television
Iron Gate East / Hofstra University
Assistant Professor of Film & Television at Hofstra University, Kelcey Edwards is an award-winning Film, Television & Commerical Director/Producer/Writer with 10+ years of experience creating media, including narratives, documentaries, commercials, games and music videos.
Full Bio
Kelcey Edwards is an Associate Professor of Film & Television at Hofstra University and is an award-winning filmmaker, creative producer, and published writer. She recently directed the feature documentary film The Art of Making It, which won the Audience Award at SXSW 2022, screened at dozens of top film festivals around the world, and is available on major airlines and most streaming platforms, from Amazon to Apple+. For the past 15+ years, Ms. Edwards has dedicated her career to creative storytelling through films, print, and other platforms. She specializes in narrative and documentary producing & directing; digital storytelling; and fiction and nonfiction writing. Her projects have received support from the MacArthur Foundation, Sundance, Tribeca Film Institute, and Games For Change among others. Her films have screened at festivals including SXSW, Berlinale, and Hamptons International Film Festivals, and have been broadcast internationally.
Professional Credits
Director, The Art of Making It 2019-2022
Documentary Feature. WINNER: Audience Award, SXSW 2022. Premiered at Hamptons International FF. Top 10 out of 300+ at DOC NYC.

Commercial Producer
2010-2021

Produced advocacy and industrial videos commissioned by national organizations: National Institute for Reproductive Health, NYU Langone, etc. (Winton/DuPont Films). Produced live streaming videos (Verso Publishing). Produced web-based game and curriculum (PBS Kids)

Producer, Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines 2008-2013
Documentary Feature. Celebrity interviews include Lynda Carter, Gloria Steinem, etc. SXSW premiere, PBS broadcast

Co-Producer, Words of Witness 2011-2012
Documentary Feature. Berlinale premiere, Al Jazeera America broadcast

2006-2010
Directed short films that premiered at top fests (SXSW, Silverdocs) & theatrically at IFC Theater. Directed music video for Country Music TV. Named top Americana music video of the year by Roots Musi
Industry Awards
Audience Award, SXSW 2022
The Art of Making It (Director)
Best Documentary, Offshore Film Festival 2022
The Art of Making It (Director)
Cannes Lions, Shortlist (Vuvuzela Gamechanger, beIN SPORTS) 2014
Clio Sports, GOLD (Vuvuzela Gamechanger, beIN SPORTS—PR & direct) 2014
Cinema Tropical Awards, Best US Latino Film 2013
ITVS, Project 360 Grant 2013
BAVC Producers Institute, New Media Fellowship 2012
Games For Change Fellowship 2012
Sundance Doc Film Program Grant 2012
Tribeca Film Institute, Mediamaker Fellowship 2012
Chicken & Egg Grant 2012
Dallas Video Fest, Documentary Feature Award 2012
Bend Film Festival, Best Documentary Winner 2012
Indianapolis International Film Festival, Audience Award 2012
MacArthur Foundation Grant, (Words of Witness) 2011
Jerome Foundation Grant 2011
IFP Week Film Fellowship 2010
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