She graduated from Point Park University in 2018 with a bachelor’s in cinema production and refined her interests as a filmmaker after receiving her degree. While attending a Pittsburgh performing arts high school, Madyun originally enlisted in the writing program, but was drawn to film after discovering how solitary the writer’s routine was.
As Audubon’s 2021 Walker Visual Storytelling Fellow, she transforms raw footage of birds into fun and educational stories that resonate with others.īut the choice to pursue film wasn’t always obvious. Since then, Madyun developed a passion for environmentalism and says she wants to use her photography and film experience to explore human connections through the natural world. “Then we’ll thrift wardrobe and production design pieces to construct a scene.” “Before shooting, I’d send mood boards to my friends and they give me feedback,” says Madyun. As she got older, she looped friends in on her creative escapades, taking them along while she shoots.
She embarked on photography expeditions in her hometown of Pittsburgh, going to Lake Erie for nature walks or exploring parts of the city she hadn't seen for a fresh perspective. In the 6th grade, Zakiyyah Madyun received her first camera from her neighbor-an old point-and-shoot Canon that took video-and it opened a world of opportunity for her.
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