ELIZABETH KATZ
Elizabeth Katz is a bicoastal filmmaker, theatre director, and writer.
She grew up in competitive dance troupes (Dance Moms style), regional choirs, and theater camps, longing to escape her Old Kentucky Home. She followed her love for the stage to New York, where she received her BFA in Drama and Creative Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
She recently graduated from Chapman University with an MFA in Film Directing. Her theater background informs her work, which focuses on themes of identity, performance, and womanhood through heightened, colorful worlds. Her recent musical film, “Role Play,” premiered at Dances With Films NY and won Best Student Film at The Santa Clarita International Film Festival. She was also a featured director in the SHOOT 2024 New Directors Showcase.
Photo by Camryn Eakes
Elizabeth believes that her diverse experiences working as an Assistant Director, Intimacy Coordinator, Costume Designer, Casting Director, and actor make her a stronger, more informed director. In addition to her production work, she is a freelance script reader and a youth theatre director. Her short fiction has been published by Open Pen Magazine, Decomp Journal, Ellipsis Literature & Art, and Soliloquies Anthology.
Elizabeth approaches every project with joy, ingenuity, and a collaborative spirit. Her favorite part of making art is when other people's ideas elevate her own to new heights.
On set of "Role Play" with actor Kyra Belle Johnson and 2nd AD David Dolansky, Photo by Frank Xu
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