Ava Barton

Fulbright Lancaster University Summer Institute - Film

Ava Skye Barton grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, where she still formally resides when not at school. She attends Elizabethtown College as a Stamps Scholar where she majors in philosophy, politics, and economics and minors in family business & entrepreneurship, public heritage studies, and marketing. An internationally awarded filmmaker, Ava’s work has been recognized by groups such as The Breakthrough Prize, Khan Academy, WHYY, and the Congressional Family Business Caucus. Ava is passionate about using filmmaking as a mode of communication to share stories that are often overlooked or under researched.

At the Fulbright Lancaster University Summer Institute, Ava looks forward to investigating how cinema reflects, responds to, and influences the political, cultural, and social landscape of a country. She’s equally excited to delve into the more technical conventions of cinema which will culminate in a collaborative film project at the end of the program.

Ava will be the first in her family to study abroad and she cannot wait to gain a deeper understanding of UK history and the culture which informs it. She is beyond excited to work with similarly passionate individuals in her cohort and learn about their perspectives and backgrounds.