The Only Way Out Is Through
Short Film
Dir: Nicole Catania
Prod: Joe Schermer
in post-production
Narrative
Woodford County
Short Film
Dir. Carolynn Cecilia
Run time: 20min.
On festival circuit.
Best Cinematography Winner - Revolution Me Film Festival
Payment in Kind
Short Film
Dir: David Zax
Prod: Jonathan DiMaio
On festival circuit. "Best Narrative Short", DC Independent Film Festival; HollyShorts Film Festival, Middlebury Film Festival
The Fisherman's Wife
Short Film
Dir: Jared Watson
Prod: Jess Vogel, Michelle Beck
Curiouser Creative Studio
Run time: 8 min.
On festival circuit. Premiere: Woods Hole Film Festival
The Animal
Short Film
Dir. Toni Nagy & Bridget Barkan
on festival circuit
Dawn
35mm Short Film
Dir: Red Dawn Trio
Prod: Tim Wu
Illium Pictures
Run time: 8min.
Best Cinematography - Brooklyn Women's Film Festival
Best Cinematography - Revolution Me Film Festival
Finalist - Philip K Dick Sci-fi Film Festival
NewFilmmakers NY, NY Latino Film Festival, others
Una Si La Otra No
Short Film
Dir. Juanita Umana
Run time: 10min. On festival circuit.
Premiere - LA Shorts.
Wildflower
Short Film
Dir. Tang Wan Xin
in post-production
First Love
Narrative-documentary hybrid short film
Dir. Max Rothman
Prod. Monticello Park Productions
In post-production.
Commercial, Branded & Promo
Cosmopolitan Magazine "Lucy Hale"
March 2020 Cover Shoot
Visual Director: Kristin Giametta
Creative Director: Andy Turnbull
Producer: Abbey Adkison
Hearst Media
Flaviar "Father's Day"
Commercial
Director: Ayana Barber
Producer: Angela Walker
Production: Keep Productions
Creative: Keith Cecere
Jose Cuervo "Drinking Buddies"
Branded
Director: Tessa Goode
Producer: Reed Yurman
Agency: Within Co
Aden+Anais "Bedding Essentials"
Commercial
Creative Director: Lindsay Grodin
Producer: Carol Lee
Director: Andrew Lipovsky
HBO Max "So She Did"
Commercial
Director: JIHYE
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
Production: BLIVE
Halo "Bassinest 3.0"
Commercial
Creative Director: Lindsay Grodin
Producer: Carol Lee
Director: Andrew Lipovsky
RE:TV "The King's Speeches"
PSA - US Unit
Director: Anatole Sloan
Producer: Zoe Jones
USA Producer: Ray Foley
Production: Atomized Studios
Client: RE:TV
Dropper "Ok Ok Ok"
Music Video
Director: Leah Faye Caddigan
Producer: Jono Bernstein
Production: Lightbulb
Annika "Dream in Memories"
Music Video
Director: Mia Walker
Producer: Tiffany Tran
Narrative Reel
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Contact
English, Russian-fluent. Valid passport, available for travel.
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International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC)
The Gotham (Independent Filmmakers' Project)
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Member
International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600)International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC)
The Gotham (Independent Filmmakers' Project)
About
Liza is an award-winning NYC-based cinematographer fascinated by humans, light and stories of identity, location and the why.
She enjoys collaboratively developing and crafting the visual language unique to each story, putting the director's vision and social relevance at the forefront. Her work has taken her to four continents and has played at festivals worldwide, most notably Tribeca, Camerimage, LA Shorts, Anthology and others. She is a recipient of the ASC Vision Mentorship and a member of International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600).
Liza draws from an exhaustive background in traditional, digital, photographic and theater arts before coming up in the ranks of the camera department and co-founding Curiouser Creative Studio, a visual media production company that's garnered multiple Telly Awards as well as the recognition of the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) and other professional design organizations.
Soviet-born and Maryland-raised, in her downtime Liza enjoys traveling, dancing enthusiastically, southern exposure and her batdog, Jessie.
Awards
Revolution Me Film Festival - Winner, Best Cinematography for short film "Dawn"
Brooklyn Women's Film Festival - Winner, Best Cinematography for short film "Dawn"
Revolution Me Film Festival - Winner, Best Cinematography for short film "Woodford County"
World Music & Independent Film Festival - Best Cinematography Nomination for featurette "In the Land of Moonstones"
Queen Palm Film Festival - Best Cinematography Bronze award for webseries "Tech Bettys"