Lydia Kelly is a filmmaker and artist living in Philadelphia, PA. She works as a video producer and editor for NowThis, the #1 most-watched news and politics digital publisher across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook nationwide. She pitches, writes, and edits videos that earn millions of views, impacting critical social and political conversations. In May 2020, she graduated with Cum Laude honors from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Video. Through her video art, Lydia explores power by exposing intimate stories that reveal larger systems infiltrating our minds. In her free time, she hikes with her dog, catches up with friends, makes music, and listens to podcasts.