Lisa Gornick

Lisa Gornick (born 1970) is a British actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She is an artist who works in film, performance, TV, and drawing.[1]

Lisa Gornick
Born1970 (age 52–53)
London, England
Occupations
Years active2002–present

Work

Gornick's first feature film was Do I Love You?. It is set in London and revolves around the relationship between Marina (Gornick) and Romy (Raquel Cassidy). In 2014, the British Film Institute included the film in its Top 10 Greatest Movies About Lesbians.[2] Her second feature film, Tick Tock Lullaby is a comedy about the ambivalence around becoming a parent. In 2007, it screened at the San Francisco International LGBT Festival and the Cinequest Film Festival. Gornick's third feature film, The Book of Gabrielle, was created as part of a cross-platform production that also included a book, a web series, and a live drawing show.[3]

Gornick's work for television includes the 2010 short film, Dip, which was made for the BBC Channel 4's Coming Up Season and won the Youth Jury Award for Best Film at Oberhausen Film Festival 2011. Gornick co-starred in the film The Owls (Cheryl Dunye, 2010). She set up the production company Valiant Doll, which makes micro budget feature films.

Filmography
Actress
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Do I Love You? Marina
2007 Tick Tock Lullaby Sasha
2010 The Owls Lily
2015 Woman in Gold Frau Neumann
2016 The Book of Gabrielle Gabrielle
Writer / director
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Do I Love You? Director, writer, producer Best Feature Film award at Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival
2005 Bed of Fear Short, director
2007 Tick Tock Lullaby Writer, producer
2009 140 Documentary, segment director
2010 Coming Up Director, "Dig"
2016 The Book of Gabrielle Director, writer, producer

See also

References
  1. "lisagornick". lisagornick.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014. {{rs}}
  2. "10 great lesbian films | BFI". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. "Interview: Lisa Gornick talks The Book of Gabrielle". FilmDoo. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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