2026 Showreels
Selected · Films
In Post · Companion Doc · Compression
Everything's Loud
Director · Producer · Editor · DP
Behind the Scenes Documentary — Coming Soon
Festival Active · Multi-Award
If Possible
AD · Producer · Asst. Editor · DP
Short film · Audience Choice Award · Victory IFF
Now Streaming · Multi-Festival Winner
Compression
Asst. Camera · Lighting · Sound
Feature film · Streaming on Tubi, Fandango & Amazon
Camera & Composition
Frames · Selected Stills
Lead Video Editor & Post-Production Supervisor
JRL Media — a media-marketing video production company in Evansville, Indiana, with clients across the country. I run the post pipeline there — editing, color, sound, delivery — with frequent stops in camera, lighting, and producing. Remote from Chicago.
Brand & Digital Video
Reels · Vertical
Short films, comedy episodes, and music videos made with friends & fellow creatives.
Photography · Selected
Exhibition · Solo Show
Film · Chicago
Film · Los Angeles
Film · Mexico
Commercial · Landscaping
Portraits · Graduation
Editorial · Food & Menu
What I Do
Editing & Post
Narrative, brand, and social cuts. Pacing, rhythm, story. Lead Video Editor day-to-day.
Color Grading
Tone, mood, finishing. From punchy social to cinematic feature looks. DaVinci Resolve.
Direction
Story sense and on-set leadership. Comfortable directing actors, talent, and live subjects.
Cinema- tography
Camera operating & DP work. Mood-driven framing, careful lighting, intentional movement.
Producing & Post Supervision
Schedules, deliverables, pipelines. The behind-the-scenes craft that keeps a project shipping.
Photography
Editorial, portrait, and lifestyle. Strong eye for stills as part of a full creative campaign.
About Elijah
Filmmaker, editor, and cinematographer. Based in Chicago. 400+ videos shipped across brand, social, and narrative work.
By day: Lead Video Editor & Post-Production Supervisor at JRL Media. Brand films, commercial campaigns, and digital content for clients across the country — 6.9M+ views and counting. Remote from Chicago to JRL's Evansville, Indiana headquarters.
By direction: Director, producer, editor, and DP on Everything's Loud, a feature documentary on the making of Compression. AD & producer on If Possible. Crew on Compression and Swish Fam: Valko Raja. IMDb-credited, festival-active, and building.
Work across the full pipeline — camera, editing, color, sound, story — frame to finish under one set of hands.