LIZ SARGENT

NEW YORK - LOS ANGELES - CYPRUS

Liz Sargent is a Korean American adoptee and NY Emmy-winning writer/director. In her work she examines themes around adoption, disability and family. 

Her film TAKE ME HOME won the Julia S. Gouw Fellowship with CAPE and Janet Yang Productions, a Reel Sisters Fellowship, Asian Women Giving Circle grant and raised 30K on Kickstarter.  Currently in the festival circuit starting at Sundance (World Premiere), then onto Santa Barbara IFF, SXSW, River Run IFF, CAAM and Florida FF and more. 

The short film STRANGERS’ REUNION about an adoptee reunion was one of five films chosen by Ritz-Carlton and Hearst to be made with mentorship by Mike Figgis and production by RSA Hong Kong. The film was released online, worldwide in 6 languages and won Best Director at Diversity in Cannes and Best Screenplay at Brand FF London.

Liz incorporates her background as a choreographer trained at North Carolina School of the Arts into her commercial and experimental work. Experimental dance film collaborations include work with Pam Tanowitz and Fisher Center at Bard, Eiko Otake and Jacob’s Pillow, and Adrienne Westwood and Angelica Negron. 

The extension of her personal stories have been told through podcasts and in her award winning story slam at the Korean American Story ROAR in Chicago. She is a two time Ryan Murphy HALF Initiative Mentee, AICP Mentee with Edward Grann at mssg pces, a member of the Gold House Creator Network, and producer with Cyprian Films New York.

Photo by Erica Urech