Elsa Hana Chung is a multi-hyphenate creative born and based in New York City. Her work navigates the intersections of the embodied feminine, the troubled female psyche, the metadramatic, and the metacinematic. She studied Film and Media Studies at Columbia University, graduating with Phi Beta Kappa, Latin, and Departmental honors. She is currently producing Si la Isla Quiere (Island Willing), a short documentary in post-production about the biodiversity and community stewardship of Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island. She is also developing Frankenstein, a feminocentric reimagining of Mary Shelley’s iconic tale set in a techno-futuristic, dystopian New York City.

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Elsa Hana Chung is a multi-hyphenate creative born and based in New York City. Her work navigates the intersections of the embodied feminine, the troubled female psyche, the metadramatic, and the metacinematic. She studied Film and Media Studies at Columbia University, graduating with Phi Beta Kappa, Latin, and Departmental honors. She is currently producing Si la Isla Quiere (Island Willing), a short documentary in post-production about the biodiversity and community stewardship of Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island. She is also developing Frankenstein, a feminocentric reimagining of Mary Shelley’s iconic tale set in a techno-futuristic, dystopian New York City.

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Elsa Hana Chung is a multi-hyphenate creative born and based in New York City. Her work navigates the intersections of the embodied feminine, the troubled female psyche, the metadramatic, and the metacinematic. She studied Film and Media Studies at Columbia University, graduating with Phi Beta Kappa, Latin, and Departmental honors.

She is currently producing Si la Isla Quiere (Island Willing), a short documentary in post-production about the biodiversity and community stewardship of Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island. She is also developing Frankenstein, a feminocentric reimagining of Mary Shelley’s iconic tale set in a techno-futuristic, dystopian New York City.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

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Education

BA at Columbia University
August 31, 2019 - May 1, 2023
Activities and societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Cum Laude, Film Departmental Honors

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Media & Entertainment
    paper Untitled Commercial

    A 30-second commercial produced with Digital Bodega in partnership with NBCUniversal’s Creative Impact Lab. Assisted in planning and coordinating all stages of production, from development through post. Managed logistics and collaborated with the production team to ensure seamless on-set execution while shadowing senior producers to gain hands-on experience with professional workflows and industry best practices.

    paper Si La Isla Quiere

    With 61 times more endemic plant species than the Galápagos, Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island might be the most unique place in the world. SI LA ISLA QUIERE (“Island Willing”) immerses audiences in a radical culture of stewardship through intimate vignettes of three families. Against the backdrop of a climate in crisis, this film shows what it means to live with nature.