Elizabeth Lazebnik is a

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filmmaker from

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, whose full-length feature debut '' Be Still'' was released in 2021. The film, which premiered at the

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, was a

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nominee for Best British Columbia Film, and Lazebnik was a nominee for the One to Watch award, at the

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. Prior to ''Be Still'' Lazebnik directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, ''Abeer'', was the winner of the

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in 2008."Hottest Docs earn honours". ''

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'', April 26, 2008.

Filmography

*''The Multiple Selves of Hannah Maynard'' - 2005, short *''Red Like Meat'' - 2008, short *''Abeer'' - 2008, short *''The Patient'' - 2011, short *''Safe Room'' - 2012, short *''Liompa'' - 2014, short *''Without a Name'' - 2018, short *'' I Want to Tell You Something'' - 2020, short *'' Be Still'' - 2021

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