LISA KOHN
Writer/Director
LISA KOHN
Writer/Director
LISA KOHN
Writer/Director
ABOUT
Lisa Kohn is a Franco-American writer and director living in Paris with a passion for comedy and a gift for finding humor in the darkest situations.
As a TV writer, she has written for comedy and animation series, soaps, true crime, and documentary and non-fiction series. She is currently writing a bibile and pilot scripts for Gaumont animation.
Personal projects include a recently completed short film that she wrote and directed, AU REVOIR BELMONDO. Shot in Paris, it was produced by Respiro Productions and is currently being distributed by Manifest Pictures. Lisa is also developing two comedic feature projects: PARIS, I HATE YOU and UNBRIDALED.
Her award-winning plays have been developed and produced by the Ensemble Studio Theater, IRT, the Lark, New Perspectives Theater Company, and Queens College, among others.
Lisa is a graduate of UCLA Film School (MFA – production) and Stanford University (BA).
Au Revoir Belmondo
A TEASER for a short film about an American exchange student and a young Frenchman desperate for connection. Only one thing stands in their way: a strange obsession with Jean-Paul Belmondo. (TRT: 13 minutes)
Producer: Respiro Productions: http://www.respiroproductions.com
Distributor: Manifest Picutres: http://www.manifest.pictures
Screenings: Braunschweig International Film Festival, Chichester International Film Festival (Audience Award), Cinéma Sous Les Étoiles Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Julien Dubuque, Pour Faire Court (Jury Prize), Rabat Comedy International Film Festival, Rêves de Court, San Diego French Film Festival (Jury Prize), Sacramento International Film Festival, Sussex International Film Festival (nominee best international Film), Festival du Court Métrage de Vélizy-Villacoublay, Västerås (best short comedy film); Weiterstadt International Film Fest
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Mad Twin
An EXCERPT from a short film about the turmoil that ensues in twin sisters lives when one of them gets a nose job. (TRT film: 27 minutes)
Screenings: BerkeleyFilm and Video Festival, Canadian Annual International Film and Video Fest, Chicago Reel Shorts Festival, LA Short Film Festival
WRITING WORK
As a TV writer, screenwriter, playwright, script doctor, and head writer, Lisa has worked for broadcasters and production companies in the United States, England, and France... many of which are listed below.
Please contact her for references.
New Perspectives Theater Company production of Hey! Ho! in NYC.
IN THE MEDIA
In Variety about a series I created called Karters.
On Fox 5 San Diego about my short film Au Revoir Belmondo
In There San Diego about my short film Au Revoir Belmondo
https://theresandiego.com/san-diego-french-film-festival/
Au Revoir Belmondo has also been mentioned in:
@french.morning, @sandiegomag, @kpbs, @radiosenstaions, @faz, and @echoonline_suedhessen
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