Liza Johnson

Liza Johnson (born December 13, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and writer.[1]

Liza Johnson
Born (1970-12-13) December 13, 1970
Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materWilliams College
OccupationFilm director, producer, writer
Years active1997–present

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. She then went to the University of California, San Diego, where she received her MFA in 1995.

Her narrative shorts and experimental videos have screened in Berlin, Rotterdam, and many other international festivals and fine arts venues. 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. 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
2000Fernweh – The Opposite of Homesick
2011Return
2013Hateship, Loveship
2016Elvis & Nixon

Short films
Year Title Notes
1998Giftwrap
2004Falling
2005Desert Motel
2006South of TenDocumentary short
2009In the Air
2012Karrabing! Low Tide Turning

Television shows
Year Title Notes
2015Good Girls RevoltEpisode: "Pilot"
2017FeudEpisode: "More, or Less"
American Horror StoryEpisode: "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"
2018American WomanEpisode: "The Heat Wave"
2019A Series of Unfortunate Events2 episodes
BarryEpisode: "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
  1. "Liza Johnson Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. Liza Johnson at AllMovie
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