Directing
Lydia Cornett
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Lydia Cornett is a documentary filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland. Her films focus on artistic performance, personal histories, and multilayered characters. In 2019, her film Narmin's Birthday was a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre, and her film Yves & Variation premiered at BAMcinemaFest. She was the Valentine & Clark Emerging Artist Fellow at the Jacob Burns Film Center and a CoLab Fellow at UnionDocs. She has worked under filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi (Meru); Brett Story (The Hottest August); and Ken Burns (East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story). As a freelance video producer, she has created content for The New Yorker, Slate Magazine, The Washington Post,…
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NRAt dawn in Western Hungary, 14-year-old Hunor and his family bring their greyhound dogs to clear wildlife from ZalaZONE, one of Europe’s most advanced autonomous vehicle test tracks. Their ancient knowledge quietly makes way for a militarizing future.
TESZTPÁLYA (TEST TRACK)
2026
NRThree trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid performances in the art form.
Tessitura
2025
NREvery day, concierge Yves Deshommes practices his violin behind the front desk of a Manhattan office building. During the hours outside his shift, Yves’s life is revealed to be equal parts intrepid and inspiring.
Yves & Variation
2019
NRAt the early voting line in Ohio’s most populous county, civic duty is a public performance.
Party Line
2021
NRAt a butcher shop in Jeromesville, Ohio, four meat processors situate their labor within their own minds and bodies.
Fleshwork
2023
NRFour women in Central Florida establish a unique bond while working with crickets, superworms and roaches on an insect farm in the rural town of LaBelle.
Bug Farm
2020
Behind the camera
NRAt dawn in Western Hungary, 14-year-old Hunor and his family bring their greyhound dogs to clear wildlife from ZalaZONE, one of Europe’s most advanced autonomous vehicle test tracks. Their ancient knowledge quietly makes way for a militarizing future.
TESZTPÁLYA (TEST TRACK)
2026
NRAt dawn in Western Hungary, 14-year-old Hunor and his family bring their greyhound dogs to clear wildlife from ZalaZONE, one of Europe’s most advanced autonomous vehicle test tracks. Their ancient knowledge quietly makes way for a militarizing future.
TESZTPÁLYA (TEST TRACK)
2026
NRThree trans opera singers refine their unique vocal talents and contemporize the history of gender-fluid performances in the art form.
Tessitura
2025
NREvery day, concierge Yves Deshommes practices his violin behind the front desk of a Manhattan office building. During the hours outside his shift, Yves’s life is revealed to be equal parts intrepid and inspiring.
Yves & Variation
2019
NREvery day, concierge Yves Deshommes practices his violin behind the front desk of a Manhattan office building. During the hours outside his shift, Yves’s life is revealed to be equal parts intrepid and inspiring.
Yves & Variation
2019
NRAt the early voting line in Ohio’s most populous county, civic duty is a public performance.
Party Line
2021
NRAt a butcher shop in Jeromesville, Ohio, four meat processors situate their labor within their own minds and bodies.
Fleshwork
2023
NRFour women in Central Florida establish a unique bond while working with crickets, superworms and roaches on an insect farm in the rural town of LaBelle.
Bug Farm
2020