Hortense Lingjaerde

Education

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About me

Hortense (she/they) is a Swiss native film director, writer and producer from Geneva. Their interests are in family entertainment, musicals as well as documentary production. Hortense graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2016 with a BA in Liberal Arts, before enrolling at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts where they completed an MFA in Film & Television Production (2019). In the Fall of 2020, Hortense returned to USC School of Cinematic Arts to teach a Documentary Production class. Hortense now lives in Vancouver (Canada) where they currently work on film productions and continue to develop their own projects.

Hortense is drawn to narratives about media for social change, women's and LGBTQIA2S+ rights and coming of age stories. In 2019, they directed Miranda’s Marionettes, a musical short film, for their thesis at USC School of Cinematic Arts focusing on the themes of sisterhood and mentorship. The film premiered at the 2020 LA Shorts International Film Festival.

Hortense is an explorer at heart who is passionate about people and their stories which lead them to volunteer with NGOs around the world. Hortense believes that every dreamer has the tools to change the status quo. The open-mindedness and intuition of artists have become priceless commodities in a world that desperately needs new leaders of a different kind.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Script Supervisor
Job Titles	Script Supervisor / Coordinator, Post Production Assistant, Teacher, Marketing / PR, Social Media Manager, Camera Assistant, Photographer, Videographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, Researcher, Production Support, Continuity Supervisor, Production Assistant (PA), Producer, Director, Script Reader, Writer, Script Writer, Screenwriter, Storyboard Artist, Post-Production Coordinator, Post-Production Assistant, Closed Captioner / Subtitler, Video Editor
Years in industry	1 to 3 years
Musical Skills	Guitar