Brittany Shyne is an independent filmmaker based in Dayton, Ohio. Working in the narrative and non-fiction artform, her work seeks to depict the complexity of everyday life by examining themes such as personal histories, alienation and cultural modernization. By utilizing observational techniques and poetic language, her films lyrically weave together frameworks of race, class, culture, identity and family lineage. She also works as a cinematographer on films such as The Debutantes (Tribeca,’24) and Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar’s academy award-winning film American Factory 美国 工厂. Shyne was the recipient of the 2021 Artist Disruptor Award from the Center of Cultural Power. She is currently working on SEEDS, her first feature documentary. The film has received institutional support from Sundance, Black Public Media, Cinereach, ITVS, IDA, Doc Society’s Threshold Fund, Just Films | Ford Foundation, BAVC, The Flies Collective, The Puffin Foundation, The Points North Institute and SFFILM. The film has also participated in the inaugural PROGRESSIO lab in conjunction with ICA London and Cineteca Madrid, True/False’s PRISM program, and Open City’s Assembly Development Lab. She is an alumni of the Chicken & (Egg)celerator Lab and was a Firelight Media Documentary Fellow (2020-2022). Shyne received her MFA in Documentary Media from Northwestern University and a BFA in Motion Pictures from Wright State University.
Contact: Bshyne3@gmail.com