Ella Harmon is a documentary filmmaker and educator based in Chicago. Ella's work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Latina Magazine, Movie Maker Magazine, The Chicago Underground Film Festival, and other outlets. Of Ella’s most recent film, How May I Help You, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival wrote, “Channeling the spirit of masters such as Godard, Truffaut, and Antonioni, Harmon crafts a poignant commentary on today's techno-social landscape.” Ella has an MFA in Documentary Media with a Certificate in Critical Theory from Northwestern University and previously studied Film and Philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College and Oxford University. In addition to their film work, Ella was a DAAD Post-Graduate Researcher at Ruhr-Universität in 2023-2024. Ella enjoys collaborating with fellow creatives as a director, editor, cinematographer, and colorist. They are inspired by social change, beauty in the mundane, and cinema's capacity to connect seemingly desperate lives.
Direct Contact: eleanorjharmon@gmail.com | Director Representation (Asia): Core.A Creative | Model Representation: Option 1
Select Film Credits:
-Cinematographer: Soft Lights and Silver Shadows by Ian Kelly
Chicago International Film Festival 2023, Salem Film Festival 2024
-Camera Operator: Time Passages by Kyle Henry
Cinequest Film Festival 2024
-Director & Editor: How May I Help You by Ella Harmon
Chigago Underground, Veniza Shorts Italy 2024, Nefiltravanae Kino 2024, Pro to Post 2024, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival 2023
- Colorist & Graphic Designer: Some Sweet Day by Rasheed Peters
Chicago Filmmakers 2023
-Cinematographer: Living in Uncertainty by Naomi Zidon
-Director & Cinematographer: Coo-Coo by Ella Harmon
Berlin Lift Off Film Festival 2024, Chicago Underground Film Festival 2023, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival 2023, Moviate Underground Film Festival 2023, One Reeler Film Festival, 2023
-Camera Operator: {The And} by The Skin Deep
44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards
-Director & Cinematographer: Mac Ayers Masterclass by Wonderwall and Core A. Creative
-Director & Cinematographer: Pink Sweat$ Masterclass by Wonderwall and Core A. Creative