LIZZ HODGSON 

is a graduate of the masters of cinema media arts program at York University where she was nominated for a President's Thesis award (2023) Lizz specializes in documentaries though she has dabbled in all forms of cinema. Her most recent work, Each Brain focuses on the experiences of two women navigating acquired disability. During undergrad, Lizz was commissioned to direct a feature-length documentary film on Wind Energy in Canada, produced by the Centre for Atmospheric Change. Lizz’s fiction credits include Ex Gratia, winner of best existential film at the 48hr Film Festival 2013, Us, Regardless, which had its Canadian premiere at the 2014 ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto, followed by an international premiere at the Mumbai Queer International Film Festival in May 2014, in 2014 the film she wrote and directed with her comedy trio Grab It Productions, entitled Heartfelt won the audience choice award, Lizz has also directed a BravoFact funded film Eligible. 

 

In addition to her work as an emerging director, Lizz has been working as Art Director on the award-winning web series Out With Dad. She has also been contracted as a director, producer, and stage manager on multiple theatre productions. Lizz performed assistant casting director duties for major Canadian television series such as Lost Girl & Bomb Girls.