Liz Rao
Liz Rao is a Brooklyn-based Screenwriter and Director. “The Truck” World-Premiered at Telluride, screened at MoMA, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Oscar-qualifying Florida Film Festival, won Best Screenplay at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, screening in more than 50 festivals and counting, worldwide. Liz Rao is a Hear Us Awardee developing her debut feature, inspired by similar themes and set in the same community as “The Truck”. A multi-talented Gotham Award–nominated filmmaker, Liz Rao’s Directorial debut is bolstered by her experience as Producer and Editor of a body of acclaimed independent feature films, including MADELINE’S MADELINE, MAINELAND, and MATERNA, with premieres at Sundance, Berlinale, SXSW, and double awards at Tribeca. Rao is a proud member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia. Next month, Liz Rao will complete her MFA in Writing and Directing at the renowned NYU Graduate Film program, supported by top awards from The Future of Film is Female, Fusion Film Award, NYU Kings Award, the Clive Davis Award, the Yunni & Maxine Pao Memorial Scholarship, the Willard T.C. Johnson Fellowship, and the Jonathan Laxamana Emerging Filmmaker Award.
