Maria Lavelle

Maria Lavelle is filmmaker and journalist based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She moved from Norway to the US in 2014 to study journalism and theatre at Augustana University. In 2015 she made her directorial debut with a documentary mini-series for regional television in Norway with "More than a Number" That same year she directed a video for Midco Sports Network which was aired on regional television in the US. In early 2016 she directed and produced "Over the Bridge," together with co-producer Sarah Kocher, a 20-minute documentary featuring homelessness in the Midwest for which they won a Jury Award for Social Impact at the Sioux Empire Film Festival, and earned a nomination for "Best Sudent Doc" at the Brightside Tavern Film Festival in New Jersey.