Aliza Brugger
Directing
Biography
Aliza Brugger is a screenwriter, director, and editor based in Los Angeles and New York City. Aliza graduated from the University of Lincoln-Nebraska in 2015 with a B.A. in English and Film Studies, and minors in Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Theater. She went on to study at Columbia University, where she was awarded the Leta Stetter Hollingworth Fellowship and earned her M.F.A. in Screenwriting and Directing. Since then, Brugger has written, directed, and edited features, TV pilots, and award-winning short films that have screened in festivals all over the world. She has also worked on music videos, commercials, and web content. She enjoys exploring themes of sexuality, nature, family, and social class. Her goal as a filmmaker is to create stories that connect viewers to the image, to each other, and to the world.
Known For
Ivy gets her first period during her first communion.
Pothos
Tillie's lonely life as a roadkill removal worker is destabilized when Wanda, a lively stranger, arrives in town.
Roadkill
When a college student discovers her tongue can read minds through touch, she reluctantly teams up with her best friend to solve a mysterious death at a frat party—but as she licks her way through a parade of suspects, she uncovers a dark secret that could cost her more than just her sanity.
Tongue
In the midst of a strange celebration, Quinn returns to her decrepit hometown to sucker money from her estranged half-sister, but a traumatic night twists the knife in their fractured relationship.
Forgotten Lovers
A lonely beautician suffering from the onset of menopause is encouraged by her young client to pursue a love interest. The two women, youthful and aging, find unexpected insight in the advice of the other
On My Own
On the eve of a strange celebration, Quinn returns home to sucker money from her estranged half-sister, but a nightmarish evening forces her to fight for solace in their broken relationship.
Soma
When Gramma gets sick, Roan must learn to survive on her own in a world with limited water.
Ain't No Mercy for Rabbits
After Gloria finds an old box in her cellar, her life is shaded with bursts of terror. Gloria and Maya attempt to overcome the shadows together.