LINDSEY ARANSON

Documentary Editor & Animator

Enthusiastic filmmaker specializing in post-production. Team-oriented and creative problem solver eager to learn new skills and technologies. Seeking visual storytelling opportunities that educate and inspire.

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Experience

2026 | Friends of Duke Lake (Thesis Film) – Director, Producer, Editor

2025 | Call of the Crow – Editor

2024 | Cortina Productions – Editing & Animation Intern

2024 | Marshland Marvels: Searching for Amphibian Treasures, National Park Service – Editor, Animator, Writer, Producer

2024 | Maryland by Air, John Paulson Productions (Maryland Public Television) – Assistant Editor

2023–2024 | Reviving the Forgotten River, 568 Productions (Maryland Public Television) – Post-Production Producer, Editor, Animator, Writer

2023 | Docs in Progress – Teaching Artist

2022–2024 | American University School of Communications – Graduate Assistant

2021–2022 | SSA Summer Programs – Film Specialist

2022 | Portrait of MasVusi – Director, Editor, Cinematographer

2021–2022 | Calming the Brain: New Science, New Technology with Dr. Joseph Maroon – Pre-Production Supervisor, Editor

2020–2021| Reconnecting… – Post-Production Producer, Editor, VFX

2019–2020 | Not My Generation – Director, Producer, Editor

2019 | So It Goes – Director, Cinematographer, Editor

2018 | URJ Camp Coleman – Video Specialist

Education

Master of Fine Arts

American University

Film and Media Arts

Concentration in social impact & environmental documentary filmmaking.

Bachelor of Arts

University of Pittsburgh

Film and Media Studies; English Literature

Alumnus of Pittsburgh-London Film Program (Study Abroad).

Skills

Video Editing

Visual storytelling, nonlinear editing (Premiere Pro), media management, proxies, reels, multicam editing, transcription, sound design, color correction, captioning, final deliverables

Animation & Graphics

Motion graphics (After Effects), illustration and asset building (Illustrator, Photoshop), color keying, compositing, lower thirds and titling, character/object rigging and animation expressions (Duik Ángela), archival materials treatment

Film Production

Research, writing, camera operation (Canon, Sony), location sound (Zoom, Tascam, SoundDevices), DIT, interviewing

Recognition

2026

2025

Official 10th Anniversary Selection, Ocean City Film Festival (Call of the Crow)

Official Selection, Community Stories Film Festival (Call of the Crow)

Official Selection, ATL Doc (Call of the Crow)

Nominee, Best Documentary Short, Spotlight Documentary Awards (Call of the Crow)

Neel Foundation Grant, American University School of Communication (Friends of Duke Lake)

Official Selection, DC Environmental Film Festival (Reviving the Forgotten River)

Student Film Award, American Conservation Film Festival (Reviving the Forgotten River)

Gold Award, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards (Reviving the Forgotten River)

2024

Capital Emmys Student Production Awards (Non-Fiction, Long Form) (Reviving the Forgotten River)

Official Selection, Trees and Seas Film Festival (Reviving the Forgotten River)

Dean’s Internship Award, American University School of Communications

Best Documentary (Graduate), American University Visions Awards (Reviving the Forgotten River)

Nominee, Best Animation, American University Visions Awards

Screening, Maryland Public Television Chesapeake Bay Week (Reviving the Forgotten River)

2023

Official Selection, Bethesda Film Festival (Portrait of MasVusi)

Official Selection, Silicon Valley Queer Film Festival (Portrait of MasVusi)

Official Selection, Community Stories Film Festival (Portrait of MasVusi)

Nominee, Best Documentary Short (Graduate), American University Visions Awards (Portrait of MasVusi)

Best Single Image, American University Visions Awards

Award of Merit, LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival (Portrait of MasVusi)