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Ella Brewster

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Filmmaker, theatre maker, photographer

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Based in: Darlington

Works: Across Teesside

Ella is a multidisciplinary artist who specialises in filmmaking, theatre, sculpture and the visual arts.

Originally from Darlington, Ella studied English Literature at Loughborough University for her undergraduate degree, and Film; Theory and Practice at Newcastle University for her Master’s Degree before returning to the Tees Valley..

She undertakes her own creative practice and freelance work while working at ARC as Tees Valley New Creatives Assistant and part-time Producer.

  • Theatre:

LSU Shakespeare Society:

-Macbeth (2019)- Director, Producer, backstage manager, production designer, prop maker

National Student Television Awards: Highly commended in Best Drama & Highly commended in Best Dramatic Performance

-Hamlet (2018)- Assistant Director, backstage manager

National Student Television Awards: Highly commended in Best Drama & Highly commended in Best Dramatic Performance

-A Comedy of Errors (2019)- Light and Sound Technician

-Backstage committee member 2019-2020 & 2020-2021

  • Film:

-The Stranger (Chappel, 2022), Student Film, Writer, DOP, Assistant Director, Editor

-Lovespell (Vevers, 2020), Freya Films, Production Runner

-A-level Short Film (Brewster, 2017), All roles except acting

  • Photography:

-Only in the North photography competition winner 2017, selected by Martin Parr

  • Visual Arts:

-Frequent collaboration with: https://www.leeandjillbrewster.co.uk/