Isa Mazzei

Isa Mazzei is an American screenwriter, author, and film producer. She wrote and produced Blumhouse’s CAM, a psychological thriller on Netflix starring Madeline Brewer. She is also the author of CAMGIRL,[1] a memoir from Rare Bird Books.

Isa Mazzei
Born
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Occupation(s)screenwriter, producer, author
Years active2018–present
Known forCam (film)

Early life

Mazzei grew up in Boulder, Colorado[2] after spending her early years in California. She is the daughter of a director of photography and a make-up artist.[3] She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a degree in Comparative Literature in 2013.[4] After college, she went on to hold a variety of jobs, including working as a camgirl online.[5]

Career

Mazzei began writing professionally in 2016 with the screenplay for CAM, loosely based on her own experience as a camgirl.[6] She was awarded Best Screenplay for CAM at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2018.[7] Her first book, a memoir entitled CAMGIRL, was published in November 2019.[8][9][10] Her writing has been featured in New York Magazine’s The Cut.[11] In 2019, she co-wrote and produced an episode of 50 States of Fright for Quibi, starring Christina Ricci.[12] She is also acting as an advisor for the Sundance Institute's Co//ab program.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2018 CAM Screenwriter, producer
2022 How to Blow Up a Pipeline Producer[14]

Television and streaming media
Year Series Title Role
2020 50 States of Fright "Red Rum"[15] Screenwriter, producer

Bibliography
  • CAMGIRL (2019)

References
  1. Crump, Andy (November 12, 2019). "Camgirl Memoirist Isa Mazzei Wants to Take the Shame Out of Sex Work". Vulture.
  2. Owens, Dylan (December 12, 2018). "How Two Boulder Natives Made a Horror Film Stephen King Couldn't Resist". 5280 Magazine.
  3. "CAMGIRL". Kirkus Reviews.
  4. Musnicky, Sarah (May 9, 2019). "Isa Mazzei, Writer of CAM, Announces Upcoming Memoir". Nightmarish Conjurings.
  5. Kelsch, Carl (November 13, 2019). "Isa Mazzei's New Memoir Shows the Dark and Illuminating Sides of Life as a 'Camgirl'". Marie Claire.
  6. Catsoulis, Jeannette (November 15, 2018). "'Cam' Review: The Techno-Perils of Online Performance". The New York Times.
  7. "Fantasia 2018 Announces Award Winners!". Fantasia Festival. July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  8. Hines, Nico (November 16, 2019). "Cam Girl Turned Hollywood Rising Star: How Sex Work Saved My Life". The Daily Beast.
  9. Smith, Justine (November 15, 2019). "A Former Cam Model Reveals How Desire Can Be Both Liberating and Confining". Hyperallergic.
  10. Subvrtmag (October 31, 2019). "CAMGIRL: Isa Mazzei Unveils the Enigma". Subvrt Mag. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. Mazzei, Isa (November 8, 2019). "My Failed First Day As a Camgirl". The Cut.
  12. Roffman, Michael (October 3, 2019). "Quibi details Sam Raimi's 50 States of Fright series". Consequence of Sound.
  13. "Isa Mazzei". Sundance Institute.
  14. "It's time for action in the explosive first trailer for How to Blow Up a Pipeline". Little White Lies. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  15. Porter, Rick (October 3, 2019). "Rachel Brosnahan, Christina Ricci to Star in Quibi Horror Anthology". The Hollywood Reporter.
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