clara
coyle
MY WORK
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narrative shorts​
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SILENT DISCO | 2024
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor.
​12 Min. Pratt Film/Video Senior Thesis Film.​ Selected to screen at BAM for the Pratt Thesis Showcase 2024, as well as the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Volume 1, and the 2025 Ely Film Festival.
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The Calculator | 2024
Writer, Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor.
5 min. Fierstein Graduate School of Cinema.
BEANS | 2023
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor.
8 Min. Pratt Film/Video.​​
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The End | 2023
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor.
10 Min. Independent.
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Everybody Knows | 2023
Writer, Director, Producer.
8 Min. (mis)placed Web Series.
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The Isle is Full of Noises | 2022
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor. Documentary. 10 Min. Pratt Film/Video. Selected to screen at the 2025 Ely Film Festival
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The Break Up | 2021
Writer, Director, Producer.
6 Min. Minneapolis College Cinema. Capstone Film.
November | 2021
Writer, Director, Producer.
8 Min. Minneapolis College Cinema.
experimental shorts
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FOG | 2023
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Animator, Editor.​
4 Min. Pratt Film/Video.​ Selected to screen at the Shit in The Dirt Film Festival, and the 2025 Ely Film Festival
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I’m Your Man, Mitski | 2025
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Editor.
3.25 Min. Independent.
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baseball is for us | 2024
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Editor.
3.30 Min. Independent.
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O golden hair with which I used to play | 2024
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Editor.
2.18 Min. Independent.
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A Small Fruit Song, Al Stewart | 2023
Cinematographer, Director, Animator, Producer, Editor.
2.29 Min. Pratt Film/Video.
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TIME’S CHILD | 2023
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Editor.
2.29 Min. Pratt Film/Video.
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Nothing in That Drawer | 2023
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Editor.
2.24 Min. Pratt Film/Video.
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THE BASEMENT | 2019
Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Editor.
1.57 Min. Minneapolis College Cinema.
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Associate of Cinema Arts 2019 - 2022. Minneapolis College. Minneapolis, Minnesota
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​Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film 2022 - 2024. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, New York
Clara Coyle is a multidisciplinary artist primarily trained in film production and video editing. She has diverse job experience ranging from creative commissions, restaurant work, factory life and the customer service realm. She is an adaptive, team oriented, problem solver committed to a positive and productive atmosphere on every project she approaches.
SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES​​​
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FILM PRE-PRODUCTION & PRODUCTION
Creative concept research and development / Script analysis and breakdown markup / Storyboard artist / Pitch deck creation / Location scouting / Crew recruitment and hiring / Audition and casting / Directing and rehearsing talent / Shot list creation / Shot by shot schedule curation / Call sheet creation, formatting, distribution / Production coordination assistance.
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POST PRODUCTION
Video editing and assembly / Proficient in ​DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premeire Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign / File handling and organization / Proxy creation / Color correction / Sound design creation.
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WRITING & VISUAL ART
Screenwriting & master script format, playwriting, fictional prose, non-fiction, narrative, poetry / Proofreading, drafting and revision / World building / Illustration, drawing, charcoal ink, painting, abstract / Color and light theory, relativity and interaction / Analysis of visual structure movement, and gesture.​
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ADDITIONAL
​Versed in interpersonal relationship / management and de-escalation tactics / Fine dining restaurant experience / Customer service / Retail and stocking / Factory experience. / Deep cleaning and custodial experience
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FORMER CREW EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director / Producer / Editing Assistant / Grip / Production Assistant of the Century / Second AC / Makeup Artist That One Time When I Was on an All Male Crew Who Could Not Get Their Shit Together / Boom Mic Operator
FURTHER WORK EXPERIENCE​​​
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​​BEAVER'S POND PRESS | 2025 - present
Book Designer / Production Coordinator Assistant.
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DOGGER | 2025 Dog Walker​
OITA SUSHI NYC | 2024 Omakase Server​
CREATIVE EDGE PARTIES NYC | 2022 Catering Staff​
DOORDASH | 2020-2023 Food Delivery Driver​
SNACK BAR | 2019-2022 Server, Cocktail Waitress, Wait Assist, Host.
BAR LA GRASSA | 2019-2022 Host​
LEADER CREEK FISHERIES | 2019 Fish Processor​.
BEAVERS POND PRESS | 2017-2019 Custodial Assistant​
COST PLUS WORLD MARKET | 2017-2019 Sales / Stock Associate​.
VALLEY SCARE | 2017 Haunted House Talent.​​