Stephanie Sellars (she / they) is a writer, filmmaker and performer based in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Creatively driven from an early age, she has embraced the arts in various forms throughout her life, from dancing, music, theatre, drawing and poetry in her formative years to jazz singing, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting, acting, directing, producing, and most recently stand-up comedy as an adult. She is the founder and artistic director of Immortality Productions LLC, a production company producing provocative film, theatrical and literary projects that explore what it means to be human through relationships, art, sexuality, and spirituality.

Stephanie wrote, co-directed, produced and starred in the award-winning narrative feature film Lust Life Love, also starring Jake Choi and featuring Bill Irwin in a supporting role. Lust Life Love was released on VOD platforms by 1091 Pictures.

In 2020, she released Girl Who Loves, her debut jazz vocal album of standards and the original song “Girl Who Loves” she co-wrote with composer Jay Lifton. The album features musicians Tadataka Unno, James Cammack, Brian Fishler, Vinny Raniolo and late vocalist Tony Middleton on two duets. She recorded a second album of standards titled By Myself, with musicians Hyuna Park, Brandi Disterheft, Amadis Dunkel and Brian Fishler. Stephanie’s unusual interpretation of “Nature Boy” showcases Samir LanGus on the Moroccan gimbri.

Stephanie’s chapbook of poetry Missing the Missing was published by Dancing Girl Press in 2026. Her writing has also appeared in Hobart, Chronogram, The Queer Love Project, Unleash Lit, Black Horse Review, Defenestration, Moviemaker and on her Substack No Illusions. Stephanie was a columnist for New York Press in 2006-2007, which partially inspired her film Lust Life Love.

Stephanie's award-winning films have screened internationally at Berlin Independent Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival, FilmOut San Diego, Outfest, Frameline, DC Shorts, Cinekink, Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater, Anthology Film Archives and on Independent Film Channel. She has performed at numerous venues, among them: The Green Room 42, The Triad, Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Duplex, National Arts Club, Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, The Comic Strip, Citiot Salon in Catskill, NY and Park Theatre & Tivoli in Norway.

Stephanie is the recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, International Literary Seminars, and Vermont Studio Center. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Gettysburg College and holds MFAs in film and writing, from Columbia University School of the Arts and Bennington Writing Seminars.

Whether singing a standard, writing a poem, essay or longer form prose, performing a comedy bit, making a film, or even going wild on the social dance floor, Stephanie is above all a story-teller who transforms raw, often painful life material into powerful narratives that embrace truth and authenticity.