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ariel tilson
- Location:
- United States
- Languages:
- French, Hindi, Spanish
- Issues:
- Climate Change, Disability Rights, LGBTQIA+, Child Welfare, Education, Racial Injustice, Hunger/Food insecurity, Mass Incarceration & Criminal Justice Reform, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Economic Injustice, Labor issues, Voting Rights, Women and Girls, Animal Welfare, Gender violence , Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Impact Producing, Consulting, Impact Strategist/Advisor, Campaign Implementation, Crafting Classroom Materials, Designing impact guides, Alternative Distribution, Mentorship, Impact evaluation
- Cultural/racial identity:
- White/Caucasian/European-American
- Self identification:
- Female
Bio
Ariel Tilson (she/her) is a documentary filmmaker and impact producer whose projects range from Emmy-nominated feature-length documentaries for broadcast on PBS, to internationally distributed, Silvery Telly award-winning digital video content, with a focus on transformative storytelling through participant-driven narratives. Her work has been featured at the Walker Art Center as part of their Women with Vision series, screened in international film festivals, and received support from prestigious institutions including the Ford Foundation and International Documentary Association, plus regional and statewide art councils. She facilitates workshops on documentary impact and producing, and has presented on storytelling equity panels at the Media Technology & Gender Equality Conference and The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, among others. In 2026 she was awarded the Working Films Impact Award from Geneva’s International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH).
She holds a graduate degree in documentary film and media studies from The New School and a B.A. in journalism and international studies from the University of Kansas.
