Hey there.

I’m Andrea Morningstar, a filmmaker based in New Orleans. And yes, Morningstar is my real name—it comes with a ghost story about my husband’s great-grandfather and a wax replica of Gordie Howe’s head that I can’t wait to tell you over a glass of wine.

I direct, produce, and edit commercial and non-fiction content for clients in the U.S. and abroad. You can find my resume on LinkedIn for the full rundown, but here’s the real story:

Right out of undergrad, I landed a story on This American Life, telling the improbable tale of my friend’s pen-pal friendship with Manuel Noriega. That moment convinced me I could make a living in documentary storytelling—which led me to waitressing, driving a doggy daycare van, teaching first graders, and eventually trading my old car for an even older houseboat to float down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans. A few near-death experiences, an MFA, and some short films later, I landed in Detroit, Michigan where I founded Final Girls, an award-winning women’s filmmaking collective. I started my own production company as well, and earned an Emmy award for my work producing a series on education in Detroit, and an Emmy nomination for my commercial directing work. I became the first Editor-in-Chief of the Great Lakes Bureau at Detroit Public Television, where I produced environmental content in collaboration with media, government and non-profit partners in the US and Canada.

In 2019, I found myself back in New Orleans, surprised myself (and all of my relatives) by starting a family, and launched Raconteuse Media, a production company powered by a collective of talented women filmmakers. The content we’ve made spans many sectors and genres and is rooted in a passion for non-fiction work. Independently, I continue to work as a director, producer, consultant, researcher and writer in New Orleans, Detroit, and throughout the US.

Alongside filmmaking, I’ve taught at Interlochen, the University of Missouri - Columbia, and Maine Media Workshops, and I’ve mentored with organizations like the New Orleans Video Access Center and the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Filmmaking allows me the privilege and pleasure of turning shared experiences into creative documents, and I feel grateful for the opportunity to practice it.

Feel free to contact me via any of the links below.