Ellie Walton, born and raised in Washington DC, is committed to honoring stories of everyday revolutionaries. Through a blend of observational and cinematic visuals, Ellie co-creates documentaries through deep collaboration, authenticity, and visual poetry. She is an ongoing collaborator with D.C. based production companies, Meridian Hill Pictures and Unchained Stories. Her award-winning feature films include Walk With Me (2012), Fly By Light (2014), Brave Girls (2018), and La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered (2021), which have screened at festivals across the country and broadcast on PBS’ America ReFramed. She co-directed the documentary The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World (2024) with Quique Aviles.