Quincy Ledbetter

Filmmaker, Musician & Artist

Quincy G. Ledbetter is a filmmaker, musician, photographer, and artist from Brooklyn, New York by way of Woodbridge, Virginia.

As a self-taught jack of all trades, Quincy excels in writing, directing, editing, cinematography, and music composition. He has worked with notable organizations such as BET Networks, Paramount Players, NPR, Color of Change, Mashable, Mic.com, HuffPost, Vox, and The New York Times.

Quincy’s work in digital media has garnered two Edward R. Murrow Awards (2018 and 2021), an ASME Ellie Award for News Documentary (2018), an Emmy Nomination for Short Format Daytime Program (2017), and two Webby Awards (2016 and 2021).

His first feature film, Alieu the Dreamer, was released in 2020 through BET Films and Paramount Players.

Participating Sessions

THE SHORT TO FEATURE PIPELINE

What does it take to move from producing shorts to bringing a feature to market? Four award-winning visual journalists discuss their successful transition from short-form to feature-length filmmaking — and share the tips, tricks, and secrets they learned along the way. This panel is presented in partnership with the Video Consortium.