Chelsea Slayter is a Jersey Shore/NYC based writer, director, and producer.
She’s collaborated with brands including ASICS, Bandit Running, Blundstone, America’s Cup Challenger American Magic, US Olympic Sailing, Pilgrim Surf + Supply, and Tombolo.
Her commercial and fictional work reflects an approach rooted in documentary practices; she’s particularly comfortable working with non-actors and first time performers.
Chelsea is a member of the trio that runs the NYC outpost of Girls in Film. GiF represents, champions, and connects the new generation of female, non-binary, and trans creatives in the film industry.
Her short film After The Egg (2021) was selected for screening at Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, New York Shorts International Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival, and Loft Film Festival. Chelsea also produced the feature surf doc Self Discovery For Social Survival.
After hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the US Virgin Islands, Chelsea was commissioned by TOPIC to develop, write, and direct the limited docuseries Passing Storms. The episodes put a new spotlight on climate change, viewing it through the perspective of an overlooked island community attempting to celebrate their annual carnival amidst the devastation.
She graduated NYU with degrees in Cinema Studies and Broadcast Journalism, and was a Fulbright Capitalist Scholar in Berlin for German Journalism in 2010.
She’s currently developing both feature doc and narrative projects with her boutique production company, Vague Pictures.
