Comic, Writer, Producer, Director, Performer, Coach.
Hi, I’m Liz!
Hi, I’m Liz!
Comic, Writer, Producer, Director, Performer, Coach.
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.
Horn Tooting
credentials at a glance…
Adventures
Talked my way off a waylaid 747 on the tarmac, in a rain storm (after 9/11), 2007
Drove across country in Honda Element dodging tornados, 2005
Survivor of Disasters: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Hurricane Sandy, 4th grade bully
AWARDS
Line Producer, “Rebel with A Cause” 2012, “Smitten” 2005, award winning docs directed by Nancy Kelly, kelly-yamamoto films
Director, Grant Winner short doc, “The Delta”, Personal Works Grant, SF Film Arts Foundation for Independent Cinema, 2003
Director, Writer, short film “The Field”, Murphy-Codagan Scholarship. Festivals: SF Foundation, SF Women’s Film Festival, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Public Broadcasting.
Director, Choreographer, 125th Anniversary Celebration, Grant Winner, SFAI site specific street performance, San Francisco Art Institute, 1996
Dancer, Choreographer, “The Rash”, Winner, danced to Thomas Dolby’s “Hyperactive”, UCSC Dance Showcase, Santa Cruz, CA
Fastest Typist, Pizza winner, Horace Mann Jr High, Denver CO
Best Comedic Actress, 4 years, East High School, Denver CO
Making Cool Things
Performer, Writer, 30+ solo performance shows, Bay Area, 2010-2022
Performer, Writer, 40+ Stand Up shows, across US, 2023-2025
Writer “Sisterville” feature screenplay, Writer’s Boot Camp, 2022
Director, Change Makers, video series featuring visionary influencers at UCSD, Salesforce.org, 2019
Director, Berkeley Art Museum Matrix Show, video series featuring 8 international painters, sculptors, video artists, 2003
Producer, Thailand tsunami humanitarian relief video series, directed by Dan Smith, Eyesore Productions, 2005
Producer, Assistant Director, “Joys of Smoking”, feature directed by Nick Katsapetsus, Verging Productions, 1996
Certifications
& Degrees
MFA w/honors, Experimental Filmmaking, Performance Art, San Francisco Art Institute
BA with honors, Theater Arts, Dance, Filmmaking, UCSC
Core-Strengths Coaching, SF State Extension, 2010
Pilates Instructor, Reformer & Mat, NAFTA, 2009
Trainings
Groundswell Surf Therapy, Santa Monica, 2022
Intimacy Coordinator Emotional Intelligence Boundary Work, IPA 2022
Self Defense Training, Impact Bay Area, 2016
Instructor, Fine Art Filmmaking, Performance Studies, SFAI, High School & Adult Extended Education Programs, 1994-1998
Solo Performance Workshop, with Martha Rynberg, 2014-2025
Acting Studies, with Bobby Weinapple, 2018-2019
Stand Up comedy with Jeffrey Jay, Gerry Katzman, Nicole Blaine, Bobbie Oliver, 2023-2025
