Orion Kelly

Orion Kelly

Orion Rose Kelly

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Orion Rose Kelly is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, and video/photo editor based
in the Bay Area. Orion received her Dual B.A. in Film & Digital Media and Studio Art from UC Santa Cruz. Her photos and video installations have been exhibited at The J.P. Getty, Lighthouse LA, Soapbox Gallery, Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, and Urban Decay in London.

Orion’s thesis documentary ‘Na Luta Delas’, about the growing violence against trans and queer women of color in Rio de Janeiro, was nominated for a Student Academy Award. It also received a distribution grant from the Berkeley Film Foundation.

EDUCATION

  • UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism:
    Master of Journalism, Documentary

  • University of California, Santa Cruz:
    Dual Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film and Digital Media Production, and Studio Art

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Student Academy Award Finalist

  • Berkeley Film Foundation Grant Recipient

  • Irwin Scholarship and Fellowship Recipient

  • Engaged Student Observer: The J.P Getty

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • Women in Media, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists

REPORTING INTERESTS

Criminal Justice, Gender/Sexuality, Human Rights, International, Investigative, Social Issues

MEDIA PLATFORMS

Audio Journalism, Documentary, Multimedia, Photojournalism, Video Journalism