Hi! I’m Eli, a junior majoring in Film and Media Studies and Humanities at Yale University. I have been making films since I was 12 years old. I have made over 20 short films in a variety of genres, which have screened at many film festivals, including the San Francisco International Film Festival, The Seattle International Film Festival, the Woodstock Film Festival, and Cinequest. In 2023, my film, The Audition, was selected for the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at The Cannes Film Festival.
I am currently the “co-director” of the Yale Student Film Festival, and the videographer for the Yale Latin American Film Festival. I am a part of a Yale student-filmmaking community, and have produced and shot a variety of films for my fellow students.
I was also the First Assistant Director on a narrative feature: 40 Winks Dir. Will Parker, with Susan Sarandon and John Turturro; and First Assistant Director and Camera Operator on Atrabilious Dir. Will Parker, with Alec Baldwin and Whoopi Goldberg.
I have interned at production companies in development and production such as Aggregate Films, 1.21 Entertainment, Ace Entertainment, Jezebel Productions, Sideshow Pictures, was selected for the Career Development Program at the Gotham Film and Media Institute, and will be interning at United Talent Agency for the summer of 2025.
In addition, I have taught podcasting in NYC middle schools with Mesh ED, a education non-profit. My most recent podcast Pacific Climate Warrior features an in-depth interview with Sivendra Michael, a climate change activist from the island nation of Fiji. I am also a jazz guitarist who often composes the music for my films, and I have edited several music videos and non-profit fundraising videos.