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Hey, I'm Chelsea!
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Austin, Texas
www.buildingtheamericandream.com
Chelsea Hernandez is a 6-time Emmy winning Director, Producer and Editor in the Lone Star Region, picking up four statues in November of 2015. These awards acknowledged her work on Arts In Context, a documentary series produced by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. Chelsea has directed and produced various feature and short documentaries including See the Dirt, the Best Short Documentary at the 2013 Austin Film Festival. The film creened at multiple fests across the country and at the Edinburgh Int'l Film Festival in Scotland. She co-produced feature-length documentary The Road to Livingston, which was digitally distributed by FilmRise. Chelsea worked under prolific documentary directors Hector Galan (Children of Giant), Ellen Spiro (Body of War) and Nancy Schiesari (Tattooed Under Fire). Chelsea was Associate Producer and Assistant Editor for national PBS specials NOW ON PBS: Fixing the Future, hosted by NPR Marketplace host David Brancaccio and Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine, a 6-part hourly historical series. Building the American Dream is her directorial debut.
My Projects
Building the American Dream
In the deadliest state for construction, undocumented workers fight for reform of the Texas industry while under the threat of deportation.
Documentary
Austin
Green Light
970 followers
Projects I'm Supporting
Park View
Park View explores the 1990 murder of Talana Kreeger, one of the Unfinished Lives taken by LGBT hate crimes, whose stories wait to be told.
Documentary, LGBT
Wilmington
28 days left
13 followers
Risking Light
A mother embraces her child’s killer. A torture survivor ponders revenge. What is harder, or more crucial, than forgiving the unforgivable?
Documentary
Saint Paul
Green Light
990 followers
The Ties That Bind
When the youngest sibling unexpectedly “gets real”, an uneasy yet courageous journey of transformation ensues for a Southern family.
Documentary, LGBT
Chapel Hill
Green Light
647 followers
Don't Talk About the Baby
There shouldn't be a stigma surrounding miscarriage, stillbirth or infertility. This has happened to someone you know--Let's talk about it.
Documentary
Washington
Green Light
1,009 followers
Hearts of Glass
The first year in the life of an innovative vertical greenhouse in Jackson, Wyoming that employs community members with disabilities.
Documentary
Jackson
Green Light
1,012 followers
Inner U Destroyed?
IUD horror stories flood social media with side-effect forums and self-removal videos raising concerns about the device's actual safety.
Documentary
Bethany
Green Light
917 followers
Building the American Dream
In the deadliest state for construction, undocumented workers fight for reform of the Texas industry while under the threat of deportation.
Documentary
Austin
Green Light
970 followers
Love, Hate, Church & State
Evangelicals rise against LGBT in TN, where politics are preached from the pulpit & both sides fight to define "liberty & justice for all."
Documentary, LGBT
Nashville
Green Light
627 followers
A Queen For The People
Bob the Drag Queen's career is on the rise. Where the hell she off to next?
Documentary, LGBT
New York
Green Light
639 followers
A punk Daydream
Indonesia has one of the biggest punk scenes in the world, amidst poverty, pollution and oppression.
Documentary
Los Angeles
Green Light
1,600 followers
The Construct: Female Laborers and the Fight for Equality
The Construct gives a voice to the women physically constructing development in what has been one of the most isolated nations in the world.
Documentary
Yangon
Green Light
228 followers
Shadows of the Valley
When cartel wars erupt in the Valley of Juarez, a man must risk his life to rescue orphans hiding in the shadows of the Valley of Death.
Documentary
El Paso
Green Light
1,054 followers
ANTI-POACHING: Coastal Mozambique
Anti-Poaching: Successful Tactics and Strategies.
Documentary
Mozambique
Green Light
314 followers
Rideout: One Last Summit
The story of a man leaving home to go home.
Documentary
Chiang Mai
Green Light
618 followers
Time Well Spent
A story of four boys who go on the surf trip of a lifetime to discover their worth, and that your past does not define your future.
Documentary, Sport
Kailua-Kona
Green Light
1,020 followers
The Great Flip-Off
Facing extinction, the last extreme circus bareback riders unite for one final, death-defying performance.
Documentary, History
Philadelphia
Green Light
1,049 followers
A Horse of a Different Color
The journey I took into the world of a physically disabled blind man struggling to be normal in an able bodied abnormal world.
Documentary
New Orleans
Green Light
949 followers
Rez Comedy
Two Native American Comedians from different reservations head West to break into the comedy mainstream. Soundtrack by Charlie Parr.
Documentary
Red Lake
Green Light
1,207 followers
Pin Up! The Movie
Dangerous. Sexy. All American Girl.
Documentary, Transmedia
Boulder
Green Light
665 followers
Devoti Tutti
Saint Agatha of Catania was killed for resisting the advances of a Roman governor. Her story has always been told by men — until now.
Documentary
Catania
Green Light
1,035 followers
Jerry the Peddler
Experience the squatting scene on New York City's Lower East Side through the life of its most colorful organizer.
Documentary
New York
Green Light
199 followers
Cheerleader Karate School
Saving the world comes down to a handful of Perky Chicks and Roundhouse Kicks
Action, Fantasy
Denton
28 days left
13 followers
House Of Mayhem
HOUSE OF MAYHEM is a raw, unflinching look at bullied, abandoned gay and transgender kids and the families they create.
Drama, Comedy
New York
28 days left
33 followers
AREA:98
This changes everything
Sci-Fi
Seattle
29 days left
7 followers
Errata - Season One
A group a friends deal with the changing rules of life seen through the lens of their weekly board-game night.
Comedy, Fantasy
New York
28 days left
19 followers
Pair of Normals
An anxious, divorced psychic and a disheveled college dropout cross paths in NYC and struggle to put their disastrous lives back together.
Comedy, Music
New York
29 days left
18 followers
Poly
A polyamorous triad moves to the suburbs and struggles to fit in.
Comedy, LGBT
Lawrence
29 days left
24 followers
#Posers
Three friends decide to fake it till they make it in the cut-throat world of hip-hop after their spontaneous freestyle rap video goes viral.
Comedy, Music
Los Angeles
28 days left
14 followers
Root For The Villain
In a world where 1% of the population has superpowers, Lana is a young parole officer who works with nonviolent super-villains.
Comedy, Drama
New York
28 days left
36 followers
WingChick
A frequently friendzoned dating site profile writer struggles to navigate the dating world she has managed to perfect in pen… but, not so mu
Comedy
Los Angeles
28 days left
49 followers
Mirrors
Set near year 2085, the tragic death of a CEO's wife fuels an obsession to bring her back, defying rules in a technology-driven society.
Drama, Sci-Fi
Tampa
28 days left
21 followers
Cleaner Daze
Jasmine, the new counselor at a Juvenile Drug Treatment Center, struggles to mentor a colorful crew of teenage drug addicts.
Drama, Transmedia
Santa Cruz
28 days left
74 followers
Delusions of Grandeur: Alice
Alice is mad, but is her mind's altered perception protecting or harming her? Will she find her way back through the looking glass in time?
Drama, Mystery
Seattle
28 days left
26 followers
Twentyfiveish
Rosie travels with her best friend Tucker for a long weekend, and faces former high school friends as they all face uncertain futures.
Comedy, Drama
Los Angeles
28 days left
108 followers
Hexer
A lineage of a thousand female Hexers and he ruined it. Hexer is just your normal story with LGBTQA+ characters, PoC's and blood magic.
Comedy, Drama
Cardiff
28 days left
33 followers
The Kids
Bullying. Domestic violence. Drugs. Sexual abuse. Gender identity. Kids have stories, this show will give them a voice.
Drama
Los Angeles
29 days left
7 followers
New York 2150
In the year 2150, intergalactic bounty hunter Jayden Jaxon must face the ghosts of his past while chasing a deadly target in New Manhattan.
Action, Sci-Fi
New York
28 days left
29 followers
The Karate Tortoise Series
A Damsel goes on a quest to protect the clumsy superhero, Karate Tortoise, from becoming the lunch of the evil chef, Fatty Bonati.
Comedy, Sci-Fi
New York
28 days left
95 followers
First Dates
In pursuit of love, Samantha, a vigilant consultant, finds herself out of sorts and dropped into the erratic confines of online dating.
Comedy, Drama
New York
28 days left
33 followers
The Fob and I: Season Two
A webseries about 2 Indians that are different.
Comedy
Los Angeles
29 days left
8 followers
Pieces Season Web Series
Pieces is about a group of girls from Brooklyn NY who discovers this secret world of Credit card scamming.
Action, Drama
New York
28 days left
51 followers
