Lily K. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Lily is a sophomore Radio/TV/Film and Legal Studies double major at Northwestern University. 

She grew up in NYC and attended the Spence School from K-12, except for 3rd-5th grade. During those years she went to a school for students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Lily’s experience with dyslexia has made her passionate about creative mentorship for students with learning differences. 

Outside of the classroom, Lily loves to ski, paint, perform and write. Lily’s passions include the arts, politics, and french fries. Her favorite musicians are Arctic Monkeys and Beyoncé and she could re-watch the tv show New Girl on repeat. In high school, Lily led the civics club, film club, fashion club, and youth education volunteering club. She also volunteered with multiple political campaigns and she wrote a short play with CreateHER that was performed by actors in NYC. In addition, Lily collaborated on many short films in high school, collectively featuring in 15 film festivals, including her short The Humanity Test, which won the Audience Award at the Red Rock Film Festival and Best Student Sci-Fi Short at Indie Short Fest. Now at Northwestern Lily has worked on 10 more short films. The last project she directed this spring, Nein Friends, was featured in 9 festivals including winning Best Direction at Chicago Feedback Film Festival. Currently, she is co-producing her first feature-length film with Applause for A Cause, a philanthropic student film production group at Northwestern. Lily hopes to continue making films and collaborating with creative people. 

As a mentor, Lily wants to help students discover their passions and unique talents. Her experience with mentoring and tutoring younger students, along with her own personal learning journey, has shown her the vital importance of encouragement and patience.