Beth Lisick
| Beth Lisick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 13, 1968 Saratoga, California |
| Occupation | Author, writer, performer, actress |
| Genre |
Poetry short stories |
| Website | |
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www | |
Beth Lisick (born December 13, 1968 Saratoga, California) is an American writer, performer, and author of five books. With Arline Klatte, she co-founded the Porchlight Storytelling Series of open-mic spoken word performances in San Francisco in 2002.[1][2] Her spoken word performances were featured at the Lollapalooza festival in 1994, the South by Southwest Music Festival in 1996 and 1997, and Lilith Fair in 1998.[3] She has toured with Sister Spit. She has also performed sketch comedy with the group White Noise Radio Theatre[4] and has an ongoing film and stage collaboration with Tara Jepsen.[5]
In 2009, she appeared in the film Everything Strange and New, directed by award-winning American filmmaker Frazer Bradshaw. The film screened at numerous festivals including Sundance Film Festival,[6] Munich Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[7] and the San Francisco International Film Festival,[8] where it won the FIPRESCI Award.
In 2011 she received a grant from the Creative Work Fund to collaborate on a book project with Creativity Explored. The result is a ten-part series of chapbooks entitled Tell You What.
Bibliography
- Monkey Girl (1997) ISBN 0-916397-49-1
- This Too Can Be Yours (2001) ISBN 0-916397-73-4
- Everybody Into the Pool: True Tales, HarperCollins/ReganBooks (2005) ISBN 0-06-083426-9
- Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone (2008) ISBN 0-06-114396-0
- Yokohama Threeway (2013) ISBN 9780872866256
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Spectres of the Spectrum | Voice of Boo Boo | directed by Craig Baldwin |
| 2002 | Compulsory Breathing | Woman | short film directed by David Munro |
| 2003 | The Rest of the World | short film directed by Frazer Bradshaw | |
| 2005 | 24/7 | Cookie Feltcher | video short |
| 2005 | Diving for Pearls | Carole Murphy | co-directed by Beth and Tara Jepsen |
| 2009 | Everything Strange and New | Reneé | directed by Frazer Bradshaw |
| 2010 | Sinking State | short film directed by Frazer Bradshaw | |
| 2011 | Treatment | Debra | |
| 2013 | Beyond Redemption | Larraine | in post-production |
| 2013 | Tick Tock for Ding Dongs | Carole Murphy | short film directed by Beth and Tara Jepsen |
| 2013 | Food Coma | short film in post-production | |
| 2013 | Stepsister | Carole Murphy | short film directed by Joey Izzo |
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ↑ http://tucsoncitizen.com/stories/tag/porchlight-storytelling/%5B%5D
- ↑ http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/lisick/
- ↑ http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/shorts/comp.html
- ↑ http://www.diablomag.com/D-blog/Petes-Popcorn-Picks/July-2008/Beth-Lisick-Cos-new-show-Getting-in-on-the-Ground-Floor-and-Staying-There/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ↑ http://fest09.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=28
External links
- Beth Lisick on IMDb