Elizabeth Rao

Elizabeth Rao is an award-winning feature film producer, editor, and emerging writer-director based in New York. Since growing up in Missouri, the Show Me State, she has been obsessed with movies.

Her work bridges fiction and documentary filmmaking. She believes in the urgent need to represent characters, communities and stories that are too-often overlooked in the current film and media landscape.

She is drawn to projects that question existing structures — through using surprising style, intimate storytelling, and bold imagery.

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Madeline's Madeline

2018

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Butter on the Latch

2013

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Collective: Unconscious

2016

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Maineland

2017

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In Transit

2015

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Materna

2020

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First Day Out

2016

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The Truck

2024