Ngaire Lyden-Elleray

• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Worked with different communities and facilitated merging culturally-informed protocols and practices into the filmmaking process.
• Utilises film as a way to reconnect, relearn and rewrite Indigenous stories and get community involved to represent themselves.

Beneath Our Skin (2024),

A short film following Misi, a young Indigenous woman, as she is haunted by visions of a strange creature. The film explores Indigenous resistance through re-imagined traditional stories.

Taha, Ua (2025)

Combining poetry, dance, and film, “Taha, Ua (One, Two)” navigates the grief of displacement, the kinship of community and the resistance of reconnection. The film explores what it means to be ‘home’ from an Indigenous diasporic perspective.

• Worked to develop programs and resources that catered to students needs.
• Ran educational workshops for students and trained them in different equipment and skills.
• Participated in a mentoring program that facilitated student relationships.
• Arranged meetings and forums that allowed for a streamlined method for students to communicate their needs.
• Created an online database for booking and tracking equipment for the Film Department at UBC.
• Facilitated clear lines of communication between students and department faculty and staff.
• Contributed to a positive work environment by promoting collaboration and open communication among team members when addressing challenges related to equipment management and usage.

• Facilitated a student-run film festival that uplifted student voices from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Fostered an inclusive environment that valued diversity of thought, experience, and background among team members.
• Programmed events leading up to the festival that centered student engagement.
• Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal allocation of resources for maximum impact.
• Reached out to and coordinated with numerous sponsors, vendors and campus partners.
• Ran marketing campaigns throughout UBC campus and social media that resulted in a spike in attendance from previous years.
• Worked with other students to craft, design and execute marketing campaigns to raise awareness about the festival.
• Mentored students to take over the festival and created reports that analyzed results of programming to highlight points oof growth for following years

• Facilitated communication between production staff and other departments to synchronize work.
• Liaised with directors, actors and other creative staff to successfully complete projects and create safe and welcoming environments.
• Observed tight deadlines and strict budgetary controls to avoid waste and streamline costs.
• Orchestrated license agreements for music and footage, talent releases, and distribution contracts.
• Developed project budgets and managed production costs.
• Managed a crew of 20-25 and multiple cast members.

• Created storyboards, floor plans, and shot lists for visual presentations.
• Collaborated with director to develop thematic visuals and style of the film.
• Clear and concise communication and tight collaboration with lighting and grip departments
• Coordinated with rental houses and suppliers to source equipment needed for production.
• Fostered highly communicative, collaborative team culture on visual product projects.
• Led crew of 20-25.
• Collaborated with the production team, and consulted on set design, layout and lighting for optimal effect

• Worked as 1st AD on several student short films.
• Oversaw and managed crews of 20-25 people
• .Collaborated with multiple departments during production process
• Worked closely with thedirector, actors and department heads.
• Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
• Remained composed and highly professional in fast-paced and constantly changing environment, effectively handling challenging situations to achieve objectives.
• Developed schedules for production, editing, and duplication for timely delivery.
• Managed and worked with crews of up 30 over the course of multiple shooting days.