Lisa has directed, written and/or produced eight award-winning short films. As a Fellow in the AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women, Lisa participated in a competitive program which gives selected women training, support and resources to make a short film. Her AFI short THE DEATH OF TOYS was an official selection of 39 festivals, winning Best Director, Toronto International Film and Video Awards; Best Narrative Short, Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival; Best Actress (Kim Rhodes), Winter Film Awards; Groundbreaking Filmmaker, HATCH Asheville. Her most recent short, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, is currently on the festival circuit and has so far been an official selection of 56 festivals, winning the Kamen Award, Wheaton Film Festival; Best Student Director Short Film, Seattle Film Festival; Best Student Short Film, Sedona International Film Festival; Audience Choice Award, Blackbird Film Festival.
FILMMAKER
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Satire (director/producer)
Written by Terry Rossio.
On a routine day, three characters head to their fate. Shots will be fired, lives will be lost. Yawn.
Awards: Kamen Award, Wheaton Film Festival; Best Student DIrector Short Film, Seattle Film Festival; Best Student Short Film, Sedona International Film Festival; Audience Choice, Blackbird Film Festival; Best Sound Design, Global Impact Film Festival; Best of Fest, Cranford Film Festival; Award of Distinction, Canada Shorts Film Festival; Finalist, Peachtree Village International Film Festival, Ojai Short Film Festival; Semi-Finalist, Fentress Film Festival, Manhattanhenge International Film Festival; Honorable Mention, Santa Monica Film Festival, Cranford Film Festival and LA Underground Film Forum.
Official Selection: Nashville Film Festival • Sonoma International Film Festival • Bermuda International Film Festival • Newport Beach Film Festival • Kansas City Film Festival • Anchorage International Film Festival • Maui Film Festival • Fort Myers Film Festival • Tupelo Film Festival • Capital City Film Festival • Global Impact Film Festival • Adirondack Film Festival • SENE Film, Music and Art Festival • Orlando Film Festival • Peachtree Village International Film Festival • Ojai Film Festival • Awareness Film Festival • Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival • Red Rock Film Market • San Pedro International Film Festival • Concourse Film Festival • Proteus Film Festival • New Haven International Film Festival • North Hollywood CineFest 2020 & 2021 • Fentress Film Festival • McMinnville Film Festival• Prestige Film Festival • Canada Shorts Film Festival • Santa Monica International Film Festival • San Luis Obispo International Film Festival • Oregon Short Film Festival • Blackbird Film Festival • Cranford Film Festival • Sedona International Film Festival • Piermont Film Festival • People’s Film Festival • Myrtle Beach International Film Festival • Port Townsend Film Festival • Utah Film Market • The Women’s Film Festival • Manhattanhenge International Film Festival • Global Peace Film Festival • Wheaton Film Festival • Valley Film Festival • North Dakota Human Rights Festival • Studio City Film Festival • Oceanside International Film Festival • New York CineFest • Glendale International Film Festival • Seattle Film Festival • Lake County Film Festival.
The Death of Toys
Fantasy Drama (director/writer)
A ten year-old boy wants to give up his toys, but his mother needs the spark of their playtime.
Official Selection: Cleveland International Film Festival, Spokane International Film Festival, Anchorage International Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Isle of Wight Film Festival, Milwaukee Short Film Festival, Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival, Kent/Litchfield Hills Film Festival, Lakeshorts International Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, Rome International Film Festival, HATCH Asheville, Kahbang Film Festival, KID’S FIRST! Film Festival, Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Carmel Art and Film Festival, LaFemme Film Festival, Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Irvine International Film Festival, Eugene International Film Festival, Toronto International Film and Video Awards; Winter Film Awards; SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival; Women’s International Film & Arts Festival; Capital City Film Festival; Greenville International Film Festival; Indie Fest USA; Fort Myers Beach Film Festival; Tupelo Film Festival; da Vinci Film Festival; Rainier Independent Film Festival; Peachtree Village International Film Festival; White Sands International Film Festival; Daytona Beach Film Festival; High Falls Film Festival; Fairhope Film Festival; Closing Night Selection/DWW Showcase, Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival.
Winner: Best Narrative Short, Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival; Best Director, Toronto International Film and Video Awards; Groundbreaking Filmmaker, HATCH Asheville; 1st Place, Best Independent Short 12-18 KID’S FIRST! Film Festival; Best Actress (Kim Rhodes), Winter Film Awards.
THE BOARDWALK SPY
Spy Spoof (director/writer/producer)
A spy follows his mark into a sex shop. Is she a frustrated librarian or nefarious agent?
Realities of Love
(director/writer/producer)
A couple’s relationship is challenged when they discover a video camera that either distorts reality…or reveals the future.
AWARDS: Best of L.A., 48 Hour Film Project • Best Original Score, 48 Hour Film Project • 3rd Place, Shriekfest
OFFICIAL SELECTION: New Orleans Media Experience Film Festival • Imperial Beach International Film Festival • Shriekfest
AN INCONVENIENT AFFAIR
Comedy (director/producer)
A woman in therapy with her philandering husband finds the therapist isn’t exactly empathetic.
I Hate Alina
(writer/producer)
A new girlfriend struggles with guilt when her boyfriend’s young son refuses to accept her. When the boyfriend’s ex suddenly appears—guilt is the least of Alina’s worries.
AWARDS: Best of L.A., 48 Hour Film Project • tied for 1st Place, People’s Choice Awards, 48 Hour Film Project • 3rd Place, 15 Minutes of Fame Film and Video Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Shriekfest • Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival • Imperial Beach International Film Festival • New York City Horror Film Festival (largest horror film fest in the country)
THE DEATH OF TOYS - Awards:
Best Narrative Short, Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival • Best Director, Toronto International Film and Video Awards • Groundbreaking Filmmaker, HATCH Asheville • 1st Place, Best Independent Short 12-18 KID’S FIRST! Film Festival • Best Actress (Kim Rhodes), Winter Film Awards.
THE DEATH OF TOYS - Official Selection:
Cleveland International Film Festival • Spokane International Film Festival • Anchorage International Film Festival • Sidewalk Film Festival • Isle of Wight Film Festival • Milwaukee Short Film Festival • Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival • Kent/Litchfield Hills Film Festival • Lakeshorts International Film Festival • Woods Hole Film Festival • Orlando Film Festival • Rome International Film Festival • HATCH Asheville • Kahbang Film Festival • KID’S FIRST! Film Festival • Big Bear Lake International Film Festival • Carmel Art and Film Festival • LaFemme Film Festival • Lady Filmmakers Film Festival • Big Apple Film Festival • Irvine International Film Festival • Eugene International Film Festival • Toronto International Film and Video Awards • Winter Film Awards • SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival • Women’s International Film & Arts Festival • Capital City Film Festival • Greenville International Film Festival • Indie Fest USA • Fort Myers Beach Film Festival • Tupelo Film Festival • da Vinci Film Festival • Rainier Independent Film Festival • Peachtree Village International Film Festival • White Sands International Film Festival • Daytona Beach Film Festival • High Falls Film Festival • Fairhope Film Festival • Closing Night Selection/DWW Showcase - Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival