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Liza Johnson | |
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| Born | December 13, 1970 Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Liza Johnson (born December 13, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and writer. [1]
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.[ citation needed ] She then went to the University of California, San Diego, where she received her MFA in 1995.[ citation needed ]
Her narrative shorts and experimental videos have screened in Berlin, Rotterdam, and many other international festivals and fine arts venues.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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]
Short films
Feature films
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2015 | Good Girls Revolt | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | Feud | Episode: "More, or Less" |
| American Horror Story | Episode: "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" | |
| 2018 | American Woman | Episode: "The Heat Wave" |
| 2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | 2 episodes |
| Barry | Episode: "What?!" | |
| Sneaky Pete | Episode: "The Mask Drop" | |
| Silicon Valley | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | What We Do in the Shadows | Episode: "The Curse" |
| Dead to Me | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Physical | 3 episodes |
| The Sex Lives of College Girls | Episode: "The Truth" | |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Episode: "Left Behind" |
| The Diplomat | 2 episodes |
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