Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)

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Dearborn, Michigan, United States

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Timeline
About me
Education | New Media
Education
- Duke University
  2012 - 2014
  Certificate of Documentary Arts Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  2016 - 2018
  Master of Arts (M.A.) Visual Communications
  Park Fellow
- Barrie School
  2004 - 2006
  American Montessori Society (AMS) Teacher Certification
- Oberlin College
  -
  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English
- Seton Montessori Institute and School
  2022 - 2024
  Administrator
Experience
- Montessori School of Durham
  Aug 2005 - Jun 2016
  Teacher
- UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media
  Aug 2016 - May 2018
  Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Amy Claire Nelson
  Oct 2017 - Jun 2022
  - Montessori Consultant
    Mar 2018 - Jun 2022
  - Virtual Reality (VR) Creative Director, Writer, Experience Designer, Editor, Project Manager
    Oct 2017 - Dec 2021
- Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
  Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
  360° Videographer
- Embodied Labs
  Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
  Writer, Experience Designer, Director, Editor - The Dima Lab
- Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
  Jan 2019 - May 2019
  Instructor of Immersive (VR/360°) Storytelling
- Embodied Labs
  Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
  Post Production Coordinator - The Eden Lab
- Embodied Labs
  Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
  Script Writer, Experience Designer, Director, Editor, Project Manager - The Frank Lab
- SeeBoundless
  Aug 2020 - Sept 2020
  360° Videographer - Gear Up VR
- Embodied Labs
  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
  Script and Design Consultant - The PTSD Lab
- Hadi Montessori
  Jun 2022 - now
  Head of School
  HadiMontessori.org
Licenses & Certifications
- Duke CDS - Certificate in Documentary Arts
  Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
- AMS Montessori Administrator Credential - in progress
  Seton Montessori Institute and School
- AMS Montessori Early Childhood Credential
  Barrie Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - ARBAEEN WALK | an immersive love story African Smartphone Film Festival Nov 2020 Africa's most prestigious mobile film festival based in Lagos, Nigeria
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - ARBAEEN WALK | an immersive love story New Orleans Film Festival Oct 2020 31st New Orleans Film Festival presented by the New Orleans Film Society
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - ARBAEEN WALK | an immersive love story FIVARS Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories Sep 2020 Presented by @vrtoronto
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - ARBAEEN WALK | an immersive love story AVANCA Film Festival Jul 2020 25th Edition of AVANCA Film Festival, Avanca, Portugal
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  WINNER - ARBAEEN WALK | an immersive love story SER Film Festival Jun 2020 Southeast Regional Film Festival
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - the return American Documentary Film Festival Feb 2019
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  FINALIST - Sundance Institute New Frontier Story Lab Sundance Institute Mar 2018 Interactive Design Proof of Concept, ARBAEEN WALK
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - Salat Mediterranean Film Festival 2018
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - Salat Extremely Shorts Film Festival 2018
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Breaking Naan Full Bloom Film Festival 2017
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - Breaking Naan Charlotte Film Festival 2017
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - Breaking Naan Twister Alley Film Festival 2017
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  OFFICIAL SELECTION - Breaking Naan Carrboro Film Festival 2017
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast News Award - WUNC North Carolina Voices | Understanding Poverty - 2006 co-recipient
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  GREEN EYESHADE AWARD - WUNC North Carolina Voices | Looking for Work Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2003 SE Chapter. Co-recipient
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  FIRST PLACE - Wearing Hijab After 9/11 Associated Press (AP) 2001 NC Chapter
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD | Best Use of Sound - NC State Fair Postcard Radio and Television Directors News Association (RTNDA) 1999
- Awarded to Amy Claire Nelson (Amirah)
  GRACIE ALLEN AWARD - Midwives Under Attack Alliance for Women in Media 1999