Director • Writer • Producer
Chelsea is an award-winning director, writer & creative producer.
As both a narrative director & documentary filmmaker, Chelsea’s work in each discipline focuses on deeply human stories; character studies that show moments of growth, reflections on identity, & the sacrifice that can come with following a dream. Her longtime collaboration with musicians influences many of the stories she is inspired to tell.
The backstory.
Chelsea’s first feature-length film, the multi-award winning music documentary Bleeding Audio screened at over 17 festivals worldwide including Slamdance, Dances With Films, and Cinequest. Bleeding Audio secured distribution and released in May 2022 to critical acclaim. Chelsea has also directed three scripted short films. We’re Just Like You (2010), Sierra (2012), and the upcoming Holding on Forever (2023) is currently in post production. Her short films have screened at multiple festivals domestic to the US and internationally.
Originally from a horse ranch in Colorado, Chelsea moved to San Francisco for film school in 2007. After graduating with a BFA in Directing from the Academy of Art, she worked as a producer/director and editor for corporate and commercial production agencies in the Bay Area. Chelsea has traveled the world, producing and directing brand documentaries and commercials for companies like Google, Adobe, and Dolby. These productions have taken her all across the US and abroad to Japan, Europe, Australia, and rural India.
Serving as both a programmer and juror at a variety of film festivals including Slamdance, Dances With Films, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, & Cinequest, Chelsea has a strong passion for the community of independent cinema and supporting fellow up and coming filmmakers. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their German Shepherd, Sagan.