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Lydia Cornett

Overview

Lydia Cornett is a documentary filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland. Her films focus on artistic performance, personal histories, and multilayered characters. In 2019, her film Narmin's Birthday was a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre, and her film Yves & Variation premiered at BAMcinemaFest. She was the Valentine & Clark Emerging Artist Fellow at the Jacob Burns Film Center and a CoLab Fellow at UnionDocs. She has worked under filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi (Meru); Brett Story (The Hottest August); and Ken Burns (East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story). As a freelance video producer, she has created content for The New Yorker, Slate Magazine, The Washington Post, Atlas Obscura, and Penguin Random House.

Lydia studied History and Film/Video at Princeton University and is a classically trained violinist & composer.

Known for

Directing
2023 Fleshwork Directing Director N/A
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2021 Party Line Directing Director N/A
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2020 Bug Farm Directing Director N/A
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2019 Yves & Variation Directing Director N/A
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Production
2019 Yves & Variation Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2020 Caro Comes Out Sound Sound N/A
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2019 Yves & Variation Sound Sound N/A
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Camera
2018 The Blessings of Aging Camera Additional Camera N/A
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Editing
2020 Bug Farm Editing Editor N/A
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2019 Yves & Variation Editing Editor N/A
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