After receiving her BA from Santa Clara University in Communication/Film, she worked on the production team for features such as Godzilla (2015), TV shows such as Hawaii Five-0 and Parenthood, and several other independent and student films. Most recently, she received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant to be an editing PA on The Invitation. As a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian female, Chelsi seeks to tell visual stories that empower characters uncommonly seen in Hollywood films, much like Cassidy Red. Chelsi has worked at a gun shop for two summers and as an on-set armorer’s assistant.