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Hi! I'm Elena, an eclectic adventurer with Virginia farm roots.
As an artist with an international sense of play, I strive to bring multifaceted dimension to my work and maximize the communion of creative expression with community outreach. I believe creative work should inform creators, educate viewers, and dispel ignorance, (with plenty of room for laughter along the way.)
Come with me. There is so much to see! I would love to share it with you. - Elena Elena is a Virginia based actor, director, and producer, and is the founder and owner of Ground Rush Productions, a film and theatre production company that produces female-driven stories almost lost to history, and is the a Founding Member of Trinacria Theatre Company. |
news & updates
~ 2021 ~
1/17 - More Tarot cards are up! Check out the Moon Tarot, modeled by Katy Grossman.
2/7 - More landscapes of Ground Rush Farm covered in snow and ice!
4/10 - Elena did production design for an Art Heist shoot!
4/17- We found this definition of Radical Imagination and agree this will be our enduring mantra.
5/5 - Check out Elena and Xhep Hilda Xhepa's video essay Techno-Orientalism in Cyberpunk Cinema.
7/26 - Elena teamed up with Eloise Sherrid to associate produce a profile on Ronald Jackson for Christie Art Auction House's SAIL (Say it Out Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud) Series. Watch SAIL'S Studio Visit with Ronald Jackson HERE.
8/9 - What a fun weekend! Elena and her team, Bootcamp Survivors, participated in the DC 48 Hour Film Festival! This was their first time participating! I'm so proud of us! Stay tuned for the final cut of The Haunting of John Tennally!
8/23 - The Haunting of John Tennally is here! Elena served as Producer and Production Designer for team.
8/24 - Check out Behind the Scenes of The Haunting of John Tennally! Wholesome clips abound!
9/15 - The Haunting of John Tennally is nominated for 5 Awards!!
9/17- The Haunting of John Tennally won two awards at the 2021 DC 48 Hour Film Festival! 3rd Overall and Best Use of Character!
9/6 - Elena's DP and creative partner in crime, Eric Hackler of Checker Liar Pictures has moved to Virginia! The stars have aligned! Hire him!
8 /25 - Elena created a photo series based on an early morning run on Ground Rush Farm. Check out the series here!
9/01 - Elena's graduate assistant work continues under Claudia Myers.
9/12 - The final cut of Returned is live! Directed by Elena, Returned was created during an in-class exercise for American University's Video Production & Direction Class under Bryan Litt and Larry Engel.
9/15 - Elena and her classmates Fall 2020 final project for Video Production & Direction, 7 Circles, was selected for the Encounters Film Festival!! Wow!! Watch 7 Circles here!
9/17 - Elena's documentary project proposal, Dignity, was selected as an example of outstanding work for the School of Communication at American University. Dignity is a documentary mini series about hospice care for incarcerated individuals nearing the end of their lives.
12/15 - First draft of the feature film, Blood in the Water, is complete! Blood in the Water is a narrative fiction about a mermaid who eats bad men during the #metoo movement.
~ 2022 ~
3/1 - Elena's photography portfolio was nominated for a Vision's Award (Best Graduate Photography Portfolio) at American University! Portfolio link to some soon. Otherwise, check out some of Elena's photography work HERE.
3/21 - The Peach is a Short Screenplay Official Selection for the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival! WOW!!
3/25 - Production time! Production for B52 begins this weekend at Bald Top Brewery with CheckerLiar Pictures.
1/17 - More Tarot cards are up! Check out the Moon Tarot, modeled by Katy Grossman.
2/7 - More landscapes of Ground Rush Farm covered in snow and ice!
4/10 - Elena did production design for an Art Heist shoot!
4/17- We found this definition of Radical Imagination and agree this will be our enduring mantra.
5/5 - Check out Elena and Xhep Hilda Xhepa's video essay Techno-Orientalism in Cyberpunk Cinema.
7/26 - Elena teamed up with Eloise Sherrid to associate produce a profile on Ronald Jackson for Christie Art Auction House's SAIL (Say it Out Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud) Series. Watch SAIL'S Studio Visit with Ronald Jackson HERE.
8/9 - What a fun weekend! Elena and her team, Bootcamp Survivors, participated in the DC 48 Hour Film Festival! This was their first time participating! I'm so proud of us! Stay tuned for the final cut of The Haunting of John Tennally!
8/23 - The Haunting of John Tennally is here! Elena served as Producer and Production Designer for team.
8/24 - Check out Behind the Scenes of The Haunting of John Tennally! Wholesome clips abound!
9/15 - The Haunting of John Tennally is nominated for 5 Awards!!
9/17- The Haunting of John Tennally won two awards at the 2021 DC 48 Hour Film Festival! 3rd Overall and Best Use of Character!
9/6 - Elena's DP and creative partner in crime, Eric Hackler of Checker Liar Pictures has moved to Virginia! The stars have aligned! Hire him!
8 /25 - Elena created a photo series based on an early morning run on Ground Rush Farm. Check out the series here!
9/01 - Elena's graduate assistant work continues under Claudia Myers.
9/12 - The final cut of Returned is live! Directed by Elena, Returned was created during an in-class exercise for American University's Video Production & Direction Class under Bryan Litt and Larry Engel.
9/15 - Elena and her classmates Fall 2020 final project for Video Production & Direction, 7 Circles, was selected for the Encounters Film Festival!! Wow!! Watch 7 Circles here!
9/17 - Elena's documentary project proposal, Dignity, was selected as an example of outstanding work for the School of Communication at American University. Dignity is a documentary mini series about hospice care for incarcerated individuals nearing the end of their lives.
12/15 - First draft of the feature film, Blood in the Water, is complete! Blood in the Water is a narrative fiction about a mermaid who eats bad men during the #metoo movement.
~ 2022 ~
3/1 - Elena's photography portfolio was nominated for a Vision's Award (Best Graduate Photography Portfolio) at American University! Portfolio link to some soon. Otherwise, check out some of Elena's photography work HERE.
3/21 - The Peach is a Short Screenplay Official Selection for the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival! WOW!!
3/25 - Production time! Production for B52 begins this weekend at Bald Top Brewery with CheckerLiar Pictures.
