Sydney Renee

Sydney Renee is an actor, singer, writer, and filmmaker, and an enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. She grew up in Poulsbo, WA and is located in Kitsap County. She graduated from Central Washington University in 2022 with degrees in English Writing and Liberal Studies with a focus in Communications.

 

Since then, she has been acting in various film and theatre projects in western WA, most recently playing Mary Warren in Kitsap Forest Theater’s production of The Crucible. She can be seen in Mermaid Motel Media’s short films Wasteland and The Handsome Man. She has always been a storyteller and strives to continue telling meaningful stories in different mediums, focusing on the Native experience.​

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Sydney was selected for the Washington Inter Tribal Youth Film Project for 2025, where she is currently working with mentor and President of Sky Bear Media, Jeff Barehand, to write and direct her first short film. The film, "Raven Steals the Sun", is a contemporary adaptation of the Salish legend of the same name. 

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Sydney was also selected for 2025 Emergence Films' Emerging Filmmakers Program, which was designed to offer support and mentorship for emerging female filmmakers. Her team and production company, Cosmic Coyote Media, is in development for their short film titled "For Sky, With Love" in partnership with Emergence Films.

 

Cosmic Coyote Media is committed to sharing stories about Queer and Indigenous people that connect with what makes us all human, creating media that highlights love, healing, and a promising ending.