Elizabeth Spear

Elizabeth Spear is an award winning filmmaker from Austin, Texas.

She earned her M.A. in Media and Communication from European Graduate School in Switzerland and has studied under Terrence Malick, Wim Wenders, D.J. Spooky and Slavoj Zizek. Her films have screened all over the world including France, Germany, Norway, Egypt, Ireland and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Awards

HELL TOWN (2015) Best Feature, Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest
ROUNDBALL (2014), Best Romantic Comedy, WorldFest
THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW (2012), Best Feature Film, 60 Degrees Norway FORWARD/BACKWARD (2009), People’s Choice, Different than What? HANGING (2002), Grand Prize, 72HFP Gene Siskel Theater

Exhibitions

“Hell Town” (2015) Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival, Alamo Drafthouse, The Strand, Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS, Colorado Horror Convention
“Roundball” (2014) WorldFest Houston, RxSM, Victoria TX Independent Film Festival
“CHAMP: The Steve Mitchell Story” (2012) Metropolitan Museum of Art “The People You Know” (2012) 60 Degrees Norway, Indie Grits, The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, New Hope Film Festival, Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Brooklyn Girl Film festival “LiTTLE GODS” RxSM Film Festival 2011, ReelFest Boston 2011
“Forward/Backward” (2010), Arizona State University, Strasbourg Film Festival “Message from Steve” 60 Second Southern Video Festival, 2009
"Man vs. Nature" 60 Second Southern Video Festival, 2007
"Michael Moore: Friend of War" Shooting with Both Eyes Open, Iron Gate Studios 2005 "Hanging" Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, 2003
"Sunday Evening" The University Gallery, Sewanee, TN, 2001
“40" The Fugitive Art Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2000