Orchid Preludes - Short Film
October 2024
Director : Oksana Mirzoyan
Executive Producer: Nellie Smydra & Oksana Mirzoyan
Choreography : Biba Bell
Director of Photography : Richie Trimble
Girls Our Age | Digital Collage
An annual zine that catalogues the collective creative consciousness of friends and strangers worldwide. Issue 9, 2024.
These collages were created digitally and were published in Girls Our Age Issue 9
By blending iconic symbols and images with contemporary elements, these pieces explore the depths of my own personal inner experience and emotional resonance, navigating themes of my subconscious and transformation. This work invites viewers to reflect on their own journey of self-discovery and growth within a modern mystical context.
Detroit Strange Podcast
Guest Speaking on Production Experience of It Follows // The Film Lab Hamtramck
November 2019
Final Girls
Detroit Women Identifying Filmmaking Collective // Hour Detroit Magazine Article
State of the Arts August 2018
From left: Tonya Core, Eden Villarba-Sabolboro, Oksana Mirzoyan, Andrea Claire Morningstar, Nellie Smydra, Jasmine Rivera, Tinisha Brugnone, and Lara Sfire.
GrownUps Read ThingsThey Wrote As Kids
Podcast // Windsor, Canada
February 5, 2017
When I was 15, I had crushes on a bunch of boys who didn't actually exist. Then I read them out loud on stage to a warm audience and was featured on the Canadian Podcast Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote as Kids.
Nellie TV
Social Promo Videos // 2016
Born on Halloween Nellie TV started as a clever costume with a built-in excuse to break the ice with guests at a Halloween Charity event. This led to the creation of a collection of promotional social pieces for Merry Market, a Detroit retail holiday event. Nellie TV aspired to celebrate and interview four Detroit artisans as if I were a correspondent for a Dinah Shore TV special dressed like Mary Tyler Moore.
Made with a lot of love by a small crew, Nellie TV invited me to perform for the first time and was a passion project that I continue to be proud of.
Armageddon Beachparty
SMPLFD
Eastworks Detroit
