Elijah Barry is an independent filmmaker and MFA graduate of the FSU College of Motion Picture Arts. One of six children, raised by a single mother, he’s compelled to tell stories for and about working-class families—swelling walls, complex emotions, home appliances in poor repair. He currently resides in 400 square feet developing his short, IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS, and writing a seminal feature, MAKING LIGHT (OF BEING).

Finalist for the 2023 Adobe x Ignite Sundance Fellowship.