Kielan Ellis is a writer, producer, director, and award winning editor from Toronto, Canada. He a co-founder of 512RED, an independent film production company. He has directed three feature films and produced over twenty shorts, including several that have screened at festivals including the Ottawa International Animation Festival and TIFF Short Cuts. Most recently, Kielan directed two episodes of the web-series Saudade – created by McKenna Grantier, with whom he co-produced the show. He is currently finishing his masters in screenwriting at Toronto Metropolitan University.