Elise Ahrens is a Hudson Valley based editor. She discovered her passion for editing as an undergraduate at Emerson College working on a rock doc about the band Ripe.

After moving to Brooklyn, she got her start in broadcast news as an AE and overnight Junior Editor at ABC and NBC before transitioning into documentary.

Elise dedicated three years to associate editing Loudmouth about the Reverend Al Sharpton. The film premiered as the Closing Night Selection of Tribeca in 2022 and was picked up by Greenwich Entertainment and Showtime.

Her goal is to contribute to compelling storytelling that communicates underrepresented perspectives, splunk through archives, and reframe moments in history with a focus on social justice, the role of art in society, and their expression through interpersonal relationships.

She has also taught at New York Film Academy and is pursuing an MA in Biography and Memoir at the Graduate Center.