Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis
Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis
Filmmaker • Programmer • Media Artist Syracuse | (607) 227-6557 | awponirakis@gmail.com | ameliawyethponirakis.com
EDUCATION
Purchase College, SUNY | 2019-2023 BFA Film in Screenwriting and Directing
New York State Summer School of Media Arts (NYSSSA) | 2017–2018
Specialized in Analog 16mm & 8mm filmmaking.
FELLOWSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, & RESIDENCIES
CNY Film Professionals "CALL TIME" Filmmaking Apprenticeship | 2024 Attended lectures, guest artist talks, and collaborated with apprentices in film production departments, including Grip and Electric (G&E), Art Department, and General Production Assistant.
The Gear Factory, Artist Residency | 2024-Present
Artist in residence specializing in film & media art based out of Syracuse, New York.
Using the space to work on upcoming film projects and a space to show case new
and previous video art and photography work.
DESIGN SKILLS
Software
Adobe Photoshop & Premiere, AVID, DaVinci, and MS Office.
Social Media Management via Instagram, Facebook and other platforms.
FILM, VIDEO, & BROADCAST PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE WCNY PBS, Syracuse, New York, Camera Operator- | 2024-2025 Camera operation, and help with set assembly/breakdown. General studio operation, teleprompter, and floor management. Position eliminated due to federal cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Features & Shorts "East of the River” (in production) dir by Dennis Latos| Art Production Assistant “The Simunaut's Tale” (in post-production) dir by Andy Watts for Waterloom Productions | On Set Dresser “Residuals” (2025) dir by Kristina Juodenas | Grip “Appendectomy” (2025) dir by James Sierwart for Glass Eye Pix | General Production Assistant “The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo” (2025) dir by Michael Walker | Props Production Assistant “Untitled Docu Series” (2025) dir by Ophelia Harutyunyan for Jigsaw Productions | Grip "ARMADA" (2025) dir by Molle Debartolo | General Production Assistant "Plainclothes" (2025) dir by Carmen Emmi | Office Production Assistant (Day Player) "KEVIN?" (2024) dir by Teruhiko Hotta | Art Director "RUNE’S WORLD" (2023) dir by Anisa Hodzic | Assistant Director "feral joe" (2022) dir by Ruby Z. Soudant | Assistant Camera & Assistant Director “Dilution” (2022) dir by Liang Yugue | Camera Operator “JOYRIDER” (2022) dir by Astrid Dong | Prop Master “Starters” (2020) dir by Jeanette Sears | Grip
PROGRAMMING, PROMOTION & OUTREACH Festival Director for Quiet on The Youth Film Festival for Wharton Studio Museum | 2025 Juror for Quiet on The Youth Film Festival for Wharton Studio Museum | 2024 Programmer for Millennium Film Workshop x Exploding Cinema Transatlantic Show | 2024 SUNY Purchase Forum Art Space Intern | 2022 Teaching Assistant, SUNY Purchase, College Experimental Film Workshop | 2022 Programmer for SUNY Purchase, College Experimental Film Workshop Final Showcase | 2022 Intern, Blackbird Film Festival | 2021-2022 Camp Counselor, Cortland Youth Bureau Art Camp | 2015-2019
FILMS AND VIDEOS, DIRECTOR “MYTH OF CHANGE” (In -production, Super 8mm 2025) "BLUE LIGHT" ( 14m, 4K, sound, 2024) "CAUGHT THE BUG" (7m, Super 8mm, color, sound, 2022) "ANNEX" (14m, 4k, sound, 2021) "THE BALLAD OF THE MEREWIFS" (6m, digital, sound, 2021) “Pesky Landline” (5m, super 8mm, sound, 2018)
FILMS AND VIDEOS, PRODUCER “Along The Finger Lakes Film Trail” | 2026 dir by John Scott (in pre production) “15.99” | 2025 dir by Destiny Star Salas (in post production) "Menagerie"| 2023 dir by Kristina Dolan
HONORS AND AWARDS
Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi Fantasy and Horror Film Festival 2025, Semi Finalist Blackbird Film Festival, Best NYS Film, Audience Choice, & Black Feather Award | 2025 Brooklyn Sci-Fi, Best Student Film & Best Song | 2024 Rod Serling Film Festival, Best in Show | 2019
SCREENINGS Anomaly The Rochester Genre Film Festival 2025 Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) 2025 Blackbird Film Festival 2025 Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival 2024 Darkroom Film Festival 2023 Hudson Valley Film Festival 2023 Buffalo International Film Festival (BIFF) 2023 Exploding Cinema, 2023 Millennium Film Workshop, 2023 Student Experimental Film Festival (SEFF) Binghamton 2022 Rod Serling Film Festival 2019
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Cameras
Pocket Black Magic 6k, Black Magic Ursa G2, SONY HXR-NX800, Canon 50D, Canon m50, Lumix GH5,
Nikon D3300, FS-1000, Non Reflex Bolex, H16 Bolex, and Minolta XL 401
Audio
Anchor Podcast Platform, Zoom H4, Zoom H6, Lavs, Boom