Liza Johnson
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Liza Johnson | |
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Born | Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | December 13, 1970
Alma mater | Williams College |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Liza Johnson (born December 13, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and writer.[1]
Biography
Johnson was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1970. She attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, graduating with a B.A. in Visual Arts in 1992.[citation needed] She then went to the University of California, San Diego, where she received her MFA in 1995.[citation needed]
Her narrative shorts and experimental videos have screened in Berlin, Rotterdam, and many other international festivals and fine arts venues.[citation needed] Her video installations have been shown in Artists Space in New York, the ICA in Philadelphia, Cineboords in Rotterdam, and Mass MoCA and WCMA in Massachusetts.[citation needed] She has also published critical writing on art and film, and has curated a number of museum exhibitions and festival programs. Along with her collection of short films, Johnson has directed four feature films, including Return (2011), Hateship, Loveship (2013), and Elvis & Nixon (2016).[2]
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Title | Notes |
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2000 | Fernweh – The Opposite of Homesick | |
2011 | Return | |
2013 | Hateship, Loveship | |
2016 | Elvis & Nixon |
Short films
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | Giftwrap | |
2004 | Falling | |
2005 | Desert Motel | |
2006 | South of Ten | Documentary short |
2009 | In the Air | |
2012 | Karrabing! Low Tide Turning |
Television shows
Year | Title | Notes |
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2015 | Good Girls Revolt | Episode: "Pilot" |
2017 | Feud | Episode: "More, or Less" |
American Horror Story | Episode: "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" | |
2018 | American Woman | Episode: "The Heat Wave" |
2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | 2 episodes |
Barry | Episode: "What?!" | |
Sneaky Pete | Episode: "The Mask Drop" | |
Silicon Valley | 2 episodes | |
2020 | What We Do in the Shadows | Episode: "The Curse" |
Dead to Me | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "Liza Johnson Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Liza Johnson at AllMovie