J.D. Lifshitz (born October 13, 1992) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor.
Biography
He is co-founder of the independent Production company
BoulderLight Pictures Inc. In 2009 he began to work on his directorial debut the psycho-thriller ''Killed on the Fourth of July'', as well as working on
Tim Sullivan's ''
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams ''and ''Brothers of the Blood'' as associate producer. He also starred in a supporting role in ''
Chillerama
''Chillerama'' is a 2011 horror comedy anthology film consisting of four stories (or segments) that take place at a drive-in theater playing monster movies. Each segment is a homage to a different genre and style.
The first is "Wadzilla" and was ...
''. Liftshitz produced 2012 the thriller ''
Contracted'' and 2015 his sequel ''
Contracted: Phase II''.
He is
Orthodox Jewish
Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses ...
.
Filmography
Actor
* ''Killed on the Fourth of July'' (2010)
* ''
Chillerama
''Chillerama'' is a 2011 horror comedy anthology film consisting of four stories (or segments) that take place at a drive-in theater playing monster movies. Each segment is a homage to a different genre and style.
The first is "Wadzilla" and was ...
'' (2011)
Producer
* ''
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams'' (2010)
* ''Brothers of the Blood'' (2010)
* ''
Contracted'' (2013)
* ''Contracted: Phase II'' (2015)
* ''Dementia'' (2015)
* ''Uncaged'' (2015)
* ''Weep'' (2016)
* ''
Rent-A-Pal
''Rent-A-Pal'' is a 2020 American thriller film written and directed by Jon Stevenson, produced by J.D. Lifshitz, Brian Landis Folkins, Jon Stevenson, Annie Elizabeth Baker, Jimmy Weber, Robert B. Martin Jr., Brandon Fryman and Raphael Margules. ...
'' (2020)
* ''
Barbarian
A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by some to be less ...
'' (2022)
References
External links
*
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1992 births
Living people
American Ashkenazi Jews
American film directors
American male actors
American male screenwriters
Film producers from New York (state)
People from Great Neck, New York
People from Uniondale, New York
Screenwriters from New York (state)