Finding Her Way to the Director’s Chair with Kelsey Nerrie

Her Cut · Sep 17, 2026 · 34m

In this episode of Her Cut, I’m joined by writer, director, and producer Kelsey Nerrie to talk about her journey from creative writing and screenwriting into working on film sets and eventually directing her own work.

Kelsey shares how studying screenwriting shaped the way she approaches storytelling, what she learned from working across production roles including script supervision and assistant directing, and why getting on set can be one of the best ways to learn how the film industry actually works.

We also talk about her award-winning short film Repercussion(s), from the idea that began…