Ursula Ellis

Ursula Ellis is an NYC-based filmmaker, writer, musician, and actor. Formerly an Army brat who was born in Germany and grew up all over the US, she is currently a Columbia University Screenwriting MFA thesis student, expected to graduate in 2017. In 2012, she received her B.Sc. from Northwestern University in Radio/Television/Film with a minor in European and British History.Between degrees, she worked primarily as a freelance editor in the Chicago area. She continues to edit professionally, last working for YouTube geniuses The Gregory Brothers, known primarily for Songify the News. Currently, she is the development consultant at Lydia Dean Pilcher's production company, Cine Mosaic (Queen of Katwe, The Darjeeling Limited, Cutie and the Boxer, The Lunchbox), in addition to serving as a the senior teaching assistant for the Columbia 1st year MFA course, Elements of Dramatic Narrative, taught by screenwriter Andy Bienen (Boys Don't Cry). Show less «