Independent Chilean filmmaker Elisa Correa graduated with a Bachelor's degree in film from the Chile Film School (Escuela de cine de Chile) in Santiago, followed by an Associate's degree in screenwriting at Palermo University Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon graduation, Elisa worked on the production team on major broadcasting networks, Television Series National Television of Chile and Channel 13, the second oldest channel in Chile.
In 2013 Elisa moved to New York and started working as a freelance editor and videographer with different organizations such as Community Access, American Field Service, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Gallim, Jadore Love, Shutter and Sound, Roche Bobois, Mass Appeal, Mundo Feliz and Aubin Pictures.
She has edited various documentaries including Nycha by Marilena Marchetti, Luchador by Marco Ricci, Reggaeton: A Sociopolitical History by Raquel Cepeda, Meanwhile directed by Catherine Gund, and Primera directed by Vee Bravo, which screened as an official selection at Santiago International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Hot Docs Film Festival, and was acquired by HBO Original Documentaries and premiered Fall 2022.
