Born and raised in Washington DC, Ellie Walton is committed to honoring stories of everyday revolutionaries. She is an ongoing collaborator with D.C. based production companies, Meridian Hill Pictures and Unchained Stories. Her award-winning feature films include WALK WITH ME (2012), FLY BY LIGHT (2014), BRAVE GIRLS (2018), and LA MANPLESA(2022), which have screened at festivals across the country and broadcast on the PBS’ America ReFramed. The recipient of the DC Mayor’s Arts Award and a Fulbright Scholar, Ellie’s work has been recognized by the Humanities Council of Washington, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.