Eliza Hittman

Eliza Hittman is an award-winning filmmaker born and based in New York City. Her debut feature film IT FELT LIKE LOVE premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013 to critical acclaim. Eliza won the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award in 2017 for her follow up feature BEACH RATS. In 2017, Eliza also directed multiple episodes for television including HBO’s HIGH MAINTENANCE and Netflix’s 13 REASONS WHY. Eliza’s most recent feature NEVER, RARELY, SOMETIMES, ALWAYS premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it won a U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award along with taking home the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival.

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