Using film and faith to change the future.
George Ellzey Jr. is a Chicago director and producer. He is driven to explore the oft-ignored narratives of minorities, specifically unpacking black masculinity, intercommunity prejudice, black trauma in society, and above all, romanticizing the black and brown experience.
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    All Good
    Screenplay
    Closed Mouths2026
    Experimental, Short
    Cottage Grove2023
    Short, Student
    Bosom2022
    Short, Student
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Closed Mouths2026
    Experimental, Short
    Cottage Grove2023
    Short, Student
    Bosom2022
    Short, Student
    Role Model2020
    Experimental, Student
  • Producer (1 Credit)
    Bosom2022
    Short, Student
Best Screenplay
All Good
George Lindsey Film Festival
Florence, Alabama
2025
Student Film (Gold) & People's Telly (Gold)
Cottage Grove
2025 Telly Awards
2025
Best Student Short
Cottage Grove
George Lindsey Film Festival
Florence, AL
2025
Official Selection
Bosom
New Generation Filmmakers Forum
Chicago
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Midwest Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2024
Best Editing & Best of Ililnois
Cottage Grove
Blue Whiskey Film Festival
Elk Grove
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
XL Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Saugatuck Film Fest
Saugatuck , MI
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Cindependent Film Festival
Cincinatti, OH
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
Cleveland, OH
2024
Jury Honorable Mention in the Student Short Film
Cottage Grove
Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, NC
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Sandy Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2024
3rd Place Audience Award
Cottage Grove
Elgin Short Film Festival
Elgin, IL
2024
Finalist for Short Film Category
Cottage Grove
Hobnobben Film Festival
Fort Wayne, IN
2024
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Micheaux Film Festival
Culver City
2024
Official Selection
Bosom
BraveMakers Film Festival
Redwood City, CA
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Chicago Seen Volume 16
Chicago, IL
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Madison Film Festival
Madison, WI
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2023
Iver
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, NC
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Sweet Void August Showcase
Chicago, IL
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Gary International Black Film Festival
Gary, ID
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Black Harvest Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2023
Nominated for Best Short Film
Bosom
Idlewild International Film Festival
Detroit, Michigan
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
APEX Film Awards
Worthing, West Sussex
2023
Official Selection
Bosom
Shortcut 100
Chicago
2023
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Tallgrass Film Festival
Wichita, KS
2023
Official Selection
Cottage Grove
Driftless Film Festival
Mineral Point, WI
2023
Best Experimental Short
Role Model
DePaul Shorts
Chicago, IL
2020
College
Bowdoin College
English & Theater
20092013
College
DePaul University
Directing
20192023
Current City
Chicago
Gender
Male
"Truth is stranger than fiction." - Mark Twain
Using film and faith to change the future.
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