About Elizabeth
At 21 years old, Elizabeth Reed is finishing up her college education with multiple film festival entries, and plenty of glowing peer and faculty testimonies. Her experience boasts a year and a half as Showrunner of “BSU Tonight,” a semester as Associate Producer on Newslink Indiana, and now two and a half years directing and producing for “Radiance Cinema.” She is currently directing her next short film entitled “Sizzle,” to be premiered at Indy Shorts Film Festival in the summer, as well as acting as Unit Production Manager for Radiance Cinema. Read more about her specific accomplishments below.
Elizabeth co-wrote and directed her most recent work for Radiance Cinema, “Leftovers,” achieving a world premiere at Indy Shorts International film festival, as well as peer-voted accolades for her directorial work, and “Most Valuable Crew Member” for her producing work on “Chemistry,” another Radiance Cinema film. Now, she is part of the Student Leadership Team, in charge of leading and mentoring the next group of underclassmen through the program, is Unit Production Manager overseeing all six films, and is directing her next short film “Sizzle.”
Radiance Cinema
In her year and a half as Showrunner of BSU Tonight, Elizabeth transformed the inner-workings of the show. Taking the productivity from one thirty-minute episode a month, to weekly fifteen to twenty minute episodes. She also spearheaded a successful rebrand, introducing “Gertie the Goose” as the show mascot, and implemented teaching strategies that are still used to this day to teach underclassmen the basics of the production process.
BSU Tonight
Elizabeth was a Dean’s List Recipient in the 2023 - 2024 school year, and is currently a finalist for Ball State’s Academic Honors in Writing. She also serves as a Videography Intern for the Ball State Department of Undergraduate Admissions.