About

Based in Maine, independent filmmaker and textile artist Madison McClintock focuses on stories at the intersection of our natural and cultural heritage. Her artistic vision is rooted in the belief that the filmmaking process is as vital as the final film itself, built on a foundation of genuine human relationships. She approaches her subjects with the utmost sensitivity and respect, creating a space for collaborators to feel seen and validated. This practice of vulnerability, which Madison believes strengthens her as a filmmaker, allows her to release expectations and authentically capture the stories that unfold.

Madison is currently applying this human-centered philosophy to her first documentary feature, Her Inherent Belonging, which explores craft as a practice for remembering our sense of belonging. This project aligns with her long-standing mission to help audiences reconnect with the interdependent relationship we share with each other and the “more-than-human-world.” She is committed to the idea that proximity to this truth is what inspires collective action for the well-being of the whole.

With a career predominantly focused on impact-driven conservation filmmaking, Madison's work has taken her around the globe. She worked in the field for National Geographic’s Pristine Seas, documenting stories that intersect local community connection to the ocean with marine science in the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Papua New Guinea. The finals films directly supported the establishment of national Marine Protected Areas.

Madison's dedication to education and community engagement extends beyond her own films. She has worked as an instructor and consultant, previously teaching documentary production to high school and college students in the Amskapi Piikani (Blackfeet) and Apsalooke (Crow) communities, as well as with Tibetan community leaders-in-exile in Northern India.

Academically, Madison received her BFA in Environmental Studies & Studio Art from Franklin University Switzerland and her MFA in Science & Natural History Filmmaking from Montana State University. Her celebrated short films, Red Wolf Revival and Fungiphilia Rising, have been broadcast on television and featured at film festivals and in classrooms globally.

In her personal time, Madison's creative practice expands into design and the tactile world of textiles and plants. An avid student of bioregional herbalism and self-taught natural dyer, Madison grows and forages the plants for both. Through her small business, Solar Plant and Dye Stuff, she creates small-batch hand-dyed clothing and herbal remedies inspired by the natural world. In addition to her artistic pursuits, she is an ultrarunner, an enthusiastic fermenter and gardener, and in training to become a facilitator of relational awareness practices and meditation.

Madison is available for documentary film production, photojournalism assignments, documentary production workshops, and consultation services worldwide.

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