Emerging Filmmaker with Festival & Production Experience

NELL PACZYNSKA LYONS

NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON DC

DETAILS

New York City, United States

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LINKS

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EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Media Design

December 2025

Bachelor of Arts in Screen Studies;

Minor in Psychology

December 2024

The New School, New York

International Field Program

The New School

Havana, Cuba / May-July 2024

Fear, Faith and Hope: The

Depiction of the Jews in Film,

Course at Charles University,

Prague, Czech Republic / July 2023

Young Women’s Leadership

Institute at Barnard University’s

Pre-College Program

New York, New York / July 2020

George Mason Conflict Resolution

Youth Summit

Washington, DC / July 2019

CERTIFICATIONS

Career Development Essentials

2023, ArtBound Initiative - Online

Curriculum

SKILLS

Adobe Premiere

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Film Production

Media Production

Production Management

PROFILE

I finished with my MA in Media Studies from The New School after receiving my BA in December 2024 from The New School with a major in screen studies and a minor in psychology. I have experience studying politics, psychology, and film as a means to tell complex stories. I have worked on numerous independent film projects in addition to assisting other filmmakers, including working on the Oscar-winning film “The Only Girl in the Orchestra.” EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Lead Coach at Mindful Sports, New York City

February 2025 — Present

● Run organized group games during Recess and after-school programs

● Work with neurodivergent children

● Help guide children in handling complex emotional and physical challenges Intern at Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, New York City November 2025

● Organized guest lists, table seating, and checked in over 200 guests for the UN event

● Created and curated on-screen event content

● Coordinated between the organizers of the event, guests, and employees of the UN Intern at Caledonia, New York City

January 2024 — May 2024

● Interned with a production company focused on developing several different film and theatrical projects

● Research on current media landscapes related to upcoming projects

● Reviewing plays, movies, TV shows, books, articles, and podcasts Instructor at Warriors Karate, Washington, D.C.

September 2018 — August 2023

● Taught karate to students of all ages and communicated with parents

● Created the schedule for summer camps and managed daily operations

● Designed and wrote instructions and lesson plans for completing the curriculum Intern at Just Add Firewater, Washington, D.C.

June 2023 — August 2023

● Interned with a production company focused on developing a podcast

● Helped transcribe hours of audio to select and organize files

● Performed pre-production activities to support the podcast creation Intern at Molly O'Brien, New York City

February 2021 — May 2021

● Worked on the 2025 Oscar Winning Film

● Interned with an Emmy award-winning filmmaker in creating the short film, “The Only Girl in the Orchestra.”

● Transcribed and organized interview footage for production

● Provided creative direction to assist with the selection of footage Intern at DC Independent Film Festival, Washington, D.C. February 2020 — March 2020

● Co-led the 7th annual high school short film competition

● Prepared questions and facilitated the Q&A panel with filmmakers

● Helped with the festival schedule planning and advertising Research Assistant for Charles Davidson for Short Film "ForgottenSong", Washington, D.C. March 2020

● Assisted a filmmaker in the pre-production phase of researching for the short film

● Researched documentaries about similar subjects that already existed to understand the existing field for this new documentary

● Created a mind map to represent the research being conducted

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