Liza Johnson

Liza Johnson
Born (1970-12-13) December 13, 1970
Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater Williams College
Occupation 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. She then went to the University of California, San Diego where she received her M.F.A. 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
2000 Fernweh – The Opposite of Homesick
2011 Return
2013 Hateship, Loveship
2016 Elvis & Nixon

Short films

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

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