Ella is a filmmaker, video editor, photographer, and educator based in Chicago. Their work draws inspiration from the rhythms of everyday life, social change, and cinema's capacity to connect seemingly disparate lives. Ella’s creative projects have 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 is available for hire as a director, editor, cinematographer, and colorist.
Ella holds an MFA in Documentary Media with a Certificate in Critical Theory from Northwestern University, where they have taught seven courses across undergraduate and pre-college programs and currently serve as a Documentary Specialist in Residence. Ella was a DAAD Post-Graduate Researcher at Ruhr-Universität in 2023-2024 and is also currently pursuing a PhD in German and Critical Theory at Northwestern. Prior to graduate school, Ella studied film and philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College and Oxford University and worked in commercial video production in New York and Brooklyn.
Direct Contact: eleanorjharmon@gmail.com | Director Representation (Asia): Core.A Creative | Model Representation: Option 1
Select Film Credits:
-Cinematographer: Four Hands ii by Monotype (music video)
-Colorist: The Fair by Ines Sommer (feature film)
-Editor: A-Number by Rasheed Peters (short film)
-Cinematographer, Editor, and Colorist: Permission by Chris Pastenes (short film)
-Colorist: Los Hoyos by Jeny Amaya (short film)
-Editor and Colorist: Choked Up by
-Cinematographer: Soft Lights and Silver Shadows by Ian Kelly (short film)
Chicago International Film Festival 2023, Salem Film Festival 2024
-Camera Operator: Time Passages by Kyle Henry (feature film)
Cinequest Film Festival 2024
-Director, Editor, & Colorist: How May I Help You by Ella Harmon (short film)
Chigago Underground 2024
Veniza Shorts Italy 2024
Nefiltravanae Kino 2024
Tacoma Film Festival 2024
NFMLA 2024
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival 2023
Colorist & Graphic Designer: Some Sweet Day by Rasheed Peters (short film and installation)
Chicago Filmmakers 2023
Black Harvest Film Festival 2024
Conch Shell Film Festival 2024
-Cinematographer: Living in Uncertainty by Naomi Zidon (short film)
Seattle Black Film Festival
Lane Doc Fest
-Director & Cinematographer: Coo-Coo by Ella Harmon (short film)
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
-Production Coordinator: American Horror Story Season 11 (print campaign)
Promoted by FX, 2023
-Camera Operator: {The And} by The Skin Deep (web series)
44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards
-Director & Cinematographer: Mac Ayers Masterclass by Wonderwall and Core A. Creative (4-hour masterclass)
-Director & Cinematographer: Pink Sweat$ Masterclass by Wonderwall and Core A. Creative (4-hour masterclass)
-Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Animator: Innamorato by Thus Love (music video)
Featured in Rolling Stone 2022
-Production Manager: Make a Wish for Lincoln and GoodStory Films (ad)