Artist, writer, director, producer, performer, storyteller, activist, life enthusiast!
Hi, I’m Liz!
Hi, I’m Liz!
An artist, writer, director, producer, performer, storyteller, activist, life enthusiast.
In writer’s rooms and on film sets, I prioritize grounded, inclusive processes, safe and efficient spaces.
“Great that you’re doing [great] things, but is your work helping people?”
— Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah (Trevor Noah’s mother).
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I’ve been producing films, docs, commercials, press junkets, marketing, brand, broadcast events, corporate videos, sales events, and creating content for speeches, campaigns, social, animation and VFX spots for over 25 years.
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I cultivate a deep listening, grounded, intuitive approach to help people connect to their instincts and share their stories.
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I write solo shows, screenplays, sketches, essays and stand-up sets about my life.
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I’m a comedian and solo performer who likes to dive deep into dark comedy, thought provoking topics and hilarious dance moves.
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I help people find their way back to a creative practice, expand or change careers, dust off a buried dream of taking voice lessons.
Like Prince, my favorite musician, I love to dabble in all forms of art. And can’t stop.
Multi-hyphenate. This is how I have come to know my career as an artist.
Horn Tooting
credentials at a glance…
AWARDS
Producer, award winning documentaries “Rebel with A Cause” 2012 “Smitten” 2005, directed by Nancy Kelly, kelly-yamamoto films
Grant Winner doc short, “The Delta”, director, Personal Works Grant, SF Film Arts Foundation for Independent Cinema, 2003
Award winner, Short film “The Field”, writer, director, senior thesis Murphy-Codagan Scholarship. Festivals: SF Foundation, SF Women’s Film Festival, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Cable
Grant Winner - 125th Anniversary Celebration SFAI site specific street performance, director, choreographer, Bay Area
Winner, “The Rash”, dancer, choreographer, UCSC Dance Showcase, danced to Thomas Dolby’s “Hyperactive”
Fastest typist pizza winner, Horace Mann Jr High, Denver CO
Award winner, best comedic actress, East High School, Denver CO
Making Cool Things
25 solo performance shows, Bay Area, Stagewerx, The Marsh, Mojo, Phoenix Theaters, 2010-2012
9 Stand Up Sets and Shows, LA & NY, Crow Comedy, Tao Comedy Studio, Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, Delight Factory, 2022-Current
Writer “Sisterville” feature screenplay, Writer’s Boot Camp 2022
Director, Change Maker video series, featuring social justice leaders at UCSD for Salesforce.org, 2019
Director, Berkeley Art Museum Matrix show video series, featuring 8 Artists from around the world
Line Producer, Assistant Director, “Joys of Smoking” feature directed by Nick Katsapetsus, Verging Productions
Line Producer, Thailand tsunami humanitarian relief video series, directed by Dan Smith, Eyesore Productions, 2005
Certifications
& Degrees
BA w/ honors, Theater Arts, Dance, Filmmaking, UCSC
MFA w/honors, Experimental Filmmaking, Performance Arts, SFAI
Core-Strengths Coaching Certification Program, SF State Extension, 2010
Pilates Instructor, Reformer/Mat, NAFTA, 2009
Trainings
Groundswell Surf Therapy, Santa Monica, 2022
Intimacy Coordinator Emotional Intelligence Boundary Work, in progress, IPA 2022-2023
Self Defense Training, Impact Bay Area, 2016
Instructor - Fine Art Filmmaking, Performance Studies, SFAI, High School & Adult Extended Education Programs
Solo Performance Workshop w/ Martha Rynberg, acting studies with Bobby Weinapple, stand-up with Nicole Blaine, Bobbie Oliver, current
Adventures
Talked my way off a waylaid 747 on the tarmac, in a rain storm (after 9/11), 2007
Argentinian tango lessons, World Cup watching, 2003
Drove across country in Honda Element dodging tornados, 2005
Survivor of Disasters: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Hurricane Sandy, 4th grade bully
