Sydney has written a number of short films and PSAs, including the narrative short "Routes and Routines", which was nominated for a PCA's "Best Student Script" in 2012. She was a contributing writer and editor for the College Broadcasters Association's "Best General Entertainment Program" winner "Going Up", and co-wrote the Berry College 2011 48-Hour Film Challenge submission, "Stranger in Town". Sydney also compiled and adapted a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets as a one-act for her senior project, a presentation she titled "Good Buddy Shakespeare", as well as co-wrote "The Big Jump", a submission to the Berry College 48-Hour Playwriting Competition as a part of her playwriting class.