Cyrus Chansler is a Brooklyn College student majoring in Film Production. He previously graduated from American University in 2016 with a BA in Political Science and a Minor in History. After graduating, Cyrus worked for several years in the DC area managing donor relations and database operations at the Melanoma Research Foundation and Refugees International. He is also a cancer survivor and in his spare time co-produces Sense of Tumor, an annual comedy fundraiser in the DC area that has raised over 25,000 dollars, and as a comedian has performed at comedy clubs such as the DC Improv and Zanies. He has decided to return to Brooklyn College to pursue his creative passions and has a particular interest in location and post production sound.