BRYDIE O'CONNOR
Brooklyn
Summary
Documentary filmmaker & archivist with a particular interest in women-driven and queer stories. Brydie's films have been screened at places such as MoMA, BFI, and DOC NYC.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Researcher
Killer Films
08.2024 - Current
- Research for documentary series focusing on the grassroots history of ACT UP
Archival Producer
Multitude Films
03.2024 - Current
- Research & license materials for feature-length documentary, LIFE AFTER, in post-production. Dir. Reid Davenport
Archival Producer
Amazon Studios
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Archival research + licensing for THE SOUND OF STONEWALL documentary piece for debut installation of The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center
Archival Producer
Elara Pictures
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Archival research + licensing for feature-length documentary for HBO, currently in post-production
Archival Producer
Candle True Stories
06.2023 - 11.2023
- SEX BEFORE THE INTERNET Season 2 on Vice TV; 8x 1-Hour Episodes
Curator
Company Gallery
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Curated exhibition closing show for Pride Month
Archival Producer
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Inc.
10.2022 - 11.2022
- Archival research + licensing for two documentary specials for Jazz At Lincoln Center
Archival Producer
Left/Right Productions
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Credits include feature documentary THE CIRCUS S7 on Showtime, MURDAUGH on Peacock TV, & INDEFENSIBLE S2 on Sundance TV
Consulting Producer
PBS
06.2021 - 03.2022
- Consultant on special about Midwestern lesbian communities in the 1990s. Aired March 2022
Producer
THE LESBIAN BAR PROJECT, EP. Lea DeLaria
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Produced short documentary on the last remaining 21 lesbian bars in the US (Tribeca X 2022)
Archives Intern
DC Murals: Spectacle & Story
09.2016 - 06.2017
- Worked with Director of the program to plan, program, and archive educational and artistic exhibitions
Education
Bachelor of Arts - American Studies/History
The George Washington University
Washington, DC05.2017
archival producer credits | independent docs
- I'M YOUR VENUS (Tribeca 2024) | Dir. Kim Reed; Produced by Participant & Stick Figure Productions
- SATISFIED (Tribeca 2024) | Dir. Melissa Haizlip & Chris Bolan; Produced by Stick Figure Productions
- LONG TIME SUN (SXSW 2024) | Produced by Film45
- BREAKING FORM (Lincon Center's Dance on Camera 2024) | Dir. Alexandra Nikolchev
- LIFE AFTER (Post-Production) | Dir. Reid Davenport; Produced by Multitude Films
- WE ARE PAT (Post-Production) | Dir. Ro Haber; Produced by Caryn Capotosto (Little Richard: I Am Everything; Won't You Be My Neighbor); Executive Produced by Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix)
- IN LOVING BROTHERHOOD (Post-Production) | Dir. Adam Baran (Circus of Books)
awards, recognition, & residencies
- On:View Residency - Sulfur Studios | Resident, Fall 2024
- Provincetown Film Society LGBTQ+ Filmmakers Residency | Resident, Spring 2024
- Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator | Recipient, 2023
- UFO Short Film Lab | Recipient, 2023-2024
- California Humanities Grant | Recipient, 2023
- NYSCA Individual Artists Grant | Recipient, 2023
- Brooklyn Arts Council Project Grant | Recipient, 2023
- Teri Rogers Filmmaker Grant via ArtsKC | Inaugural Recipient, 2022
- The Future of Film is Female Award | Recipient, Fall 2021
- Arts Letters & Numbers Residency | Resident, Summer 2021
- NYSCA Individual Artists Grant | Recipient, 2021
- Brooklyn Arts Council Community Arts Grant | Recipient, 2021
- NYFA City Artist Corp Grant | Recipient, 2021
- Female Filmmakers Directing Lab Berlin | Fellow, 2020-2021
Timeline
Researcher
Killer Films
08.2024 - Current
Archival Producer
Amazon Studios
03.2024 - 06.2024
Archival Producer
Multitude Films
03.2024 - Current
Archival Producer
Elara Pictures
01.2024 - 03.2024
Archival Producer
Candle True Stories
06.2023 - 11.2023
Curator
Company Gallery
05.2023 - 06.2023
Archival Producer
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Inc.
10.2022 - 11.2022
Archival Producer
Left/Right Productions
10.2021 - 10.2022
Consulting Producer
PBS
06.2021 - 03.2022
Producer
THE LESBIAN BAR PROJECT, EP. Lea DeLaria
02.2021 - 07.2021
Archives Intern
DC Murals: Spectacle & Story
09.2016 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Arts - American Studies/History
The George Washington University