Isa Mazzei

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Isa Mazzei
Born
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Occupation(s)screenwriter, producer, author
Years active2018–present
Known for Cam (film)

Isa Mazzei is an American screenwriter, author, and film producer. She wrote and produced Blumhouse's CAM , a psychological thriller on Netflix starring Madeline Brewer. She is also the author of CAMGIRL, [1] a memoir from Rare Bird Books.

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Early life

Mazzei grew up in Boulder, Colorado [2] after spending her early years in California. She is the daughter of a director of photography and a make-up artist. [3] She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a degree in Comparative Literature in 2013. [4] After college, she went on to hold a variety of jobs, including working as a camgirl online. [5]

Career

Mazzei began writing professionally in 2016 with the screenplay for CAM , loosely based on her own experience as a camgirl. [6] She was awarded Best Screenplay for CAM at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2018. [7] Her first book, a memoir entitled CAMGIRL, was published in November 2019. [8] [9] [10] Her writing has been featured in New York Magazine's The Cut. [11] In 2019, she co-wrote and produced an episode of 50 States of Fright for Quibi, starring Christina Ricci. [12] She is also acting as an advisor for the Sundance Institute's Co//ab program. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2018 CAM Screenwriter, producer
2022 How to Blow Up a Pipeline Producer [14]
TBA Faces of Death Screenwriter

Television and streaming media

YearSeriesTitleRole
2020 50 States of Fright "Red Rum" [15] Screenwriter, producer

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References

  1. ↑ Crump, Andy (November 12, 2019). "Camgirl Memoirist Isa Mazzei Wants to Take the Shame Out of Sex Work". Vulture.
  2. ↑ Owens, Dylan (December 12, 2018). "How Two Boulder Natives Made a Horror Film Stephen King Couldn't Resist". 5280 Magazine.
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