Ellen Snortland

Ellen Snortland, born in 1951 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, is an esteemed director and advocate for women's rights. Her active years in the industry span from the 1980s to present, and she mainly focuses on documentary genre with her most notable work being "Beauty Bites Beast" (2016), which seeks to flip the narrative on female victimhood and was included in the United Nations' official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Although she has not won awards at major film festivals, her work is critically acclaimed for its powerful message and advocacy for women's empowerment. Ellen Snortland is not just a film director, she's a social warrior using her camera as a sword to fight for gender equality.