Izzy Lee
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Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, director, producer, actor, writer |
Izzy Lee is an American filmmaker, known for her 2015 short film Innsmouth, which she produced through her company Nihil Noctem.[1][2] She has written for multiple outlets such as Rue Morgue, TwitchFilm, and Fangoria and has also helped program and curate film festivals like the Boston Underground and the Boston Sci-Fi Fest.[3][4]
Lee began showing an interest in horror in kindergarten and later attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where she received a BFA in illustration.[3][4] She initially started as an actor and writer, but branched out into filmmaking in order to "see if I could do it".[4] Lee's first short film, Legitimate, was released in 2013 and was partially inspired by Representative Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate" rape.[3] The following year Lee directed a trailer, Come Out and Play, for Christopher Golden's 2014 novel Snowblind.[5] In 2015 Lee released Innsmouth, which was inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft, particularly The Shadow over Innsmouth.[6][7] The short received some media attention for Lee's choice to feature a predominantly female cast, which she did in order to "make [Lovecraft] roll over in his grave a little by having the cast 98% female and switching the gender roles.”[8]
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes |
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2013 | Legitimate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film, as Masked Woman[3] |
2013 | Ave Maria | No | No | No | Yes | Short film |
2014 | Come Out and Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
2014 | Picket | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
2014 | Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling: Episode 15 - The Girl Who Was Death | No | No | No | Yes | Video short, as Barfly |
2015 | Bring Us Your Women | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Segment "Arya Tara", Actress in segment "Sirens", as Persephone |
2015 | Invisible Friend | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
2015 | A Favor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film[9][10][11][12] |
2015 | Innsmouth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film, as Izzy[13] |
2015 | Postpartum | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film[14][15] |
2016 | Grindsploitation | Yes | Yes | No | No | Segment "John Smith" |
2016 | 60 Seconds to Die | Yes | No | No | No | Segment "Necrosis" |
2016 | Trinity | No | No | No | Yes | as Tarot Card Reader Two |
2017 | For a Good Time, Call… | Yes | No | Yes | No | Short film, written by Chris Hallock, shot by Bryan McKay, co-produced with Severin Films |
2017 | Rites of Vengeance | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film, co-produced with Mary McDonagh and Paul Furio |
2018 | My Monster | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film, co-produced with Richard Stringham |
2019 | Clickbait | No | No | No | Yes | as Biology 433: Plant Taxonomy and Human Dissection student, Halloween Partier |
References
- ^ "INTVW: A SIX PACK OF NEW ENGLAND FILM-MAKING MASTER MINDS, PT.1". Icons of Fright. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ "Interview with 'Innsmouth' Director Izzy Lee". Tom Holland's Terror Time. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ a b c d "NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES: SHORT FILM ROUNDUP (IZZY LEE'S LEGITIMATE)". Daily Grindhouse. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Torretti, Barbara (2015-08-14). "Interview with actress, writer and director Izzy Lee". DarkVeins. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Lee, Izzy (January 5, 2014). "Come Out and Play". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Travel to Innsmouth for a Teaser and Some Stills". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "INNSMOUTH (Short Film)". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Izzy Lee puts a New Spin on Lovecraft with Short INNSMOUTH". Diabolique Magazine. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Dolan, Patrick. "Review: Izzy Lee's new short A FAVOR". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Unsworth, Martin. "A FAVOR (Short Film)". Starburst. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Muller, Stuart. "FrightFest 2015 Review: A FAVOR Engenders Favour". Twitch Film. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Villalpando, Tiffany. "Favor, A (Short)". Dread Central. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Hallam, Scott. "Innsmouth (Short, 2015) (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Mueller, Stuart. "Review: POSTPARTUM. So, Speaking Of Six-Minute Emotional Roller Coasters". Twitch Film. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Lidstone, David. "We review Izzy Lee's short horror film POSTPARTUM". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Izzy Lee at IMDb
- Interview at (re)Search My Trash
- Interview at Cinedelphia
- Interview at Women in Horror Month
- Interview at Cinema Crazed