Cardarelli received her BFA for Film/Video Production from Pratt Institute, with a double minor in Psychology and Gender & Sex Studies.

She has previously worked for the Chicago International Film Festival, assistant programming for CineYouth; Northwestern’s NHSI Film Program; Pratt Institute’s Film/Video Department; and A24 Films.

Cardarelli currently works as the Creative Director for Raw Daisies, producing Film and Theatre while building community through their Screenwriting Collective, Mystery Screening Events, and more.

Through this work, she has written, produced, and directed a handful of short films and is developing her first feature film, THE EMBROIDERY ARTIST.

To learn more about Madelyn’s experience, please contact her below.