Liza Johnson

Liza Johnson
Born (1970-12-13) December 13, 1970 (age 53)
Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materWilliams College
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer
Years active1997–present

Liza Johnson (born December 13, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and writer.[1]

Biography

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 five feature films, including Return (2011), Hateship, Loveship (2013), Elvis & Nixon (2016), and the critically divisive Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).[2]

Filmography

Short film

  • Giftwrap (1998)
  • Falling (2004)
  • Desert Motel (2005)
  • South of Ten (2006) (Documentary short)
  • In the Air (2009)
  • Karrabing! Low Tide Turning (2012)

Feature film

Television

Year Title Notes
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

References

  1. ^ "Liza Johnson Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Liza Johnson at AllMovie