Ely Chevillot was born in 1988. They first
learned mathematics for 3 years at Université
Libre de Bruxelles, and then decided that
filmmaking would be their actual career.
They got a master degree at Institut des Arts
de Diffusion, a film school based in Louvainla-
Neuve, near Brussels. Their graduation
short film The Elusive was selected in
many festivals and became multiple award
winners. Ely released their first produced
short film All Smothered in June 2020.
Besides their own projects, Ely Chevillot
works as a screenwriter. The projects they
write on are from a wide range, from short
films to feature films, including TV series and
even radio podcasts.
Ely Chevillot also coaches kids and
teenagers. First, they explored scientific
projects with them, based on their first
studies; now they also give them creative
workshops around films, editing or writing.
The Shade of your Shadow is Ely Chevillot’s
first feature film. It is inspired from the
characters and context of their graduation
film The Elusive.