Kris Lefcoe is a film director and writer based in New York City. She graduated from the
University of Toronto with a degree in
philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
, before attending
Norman Jewison's
Canadian Film Centre as a Director Resident. Many of Lefcoe's films are dark comedies about contemporary culture.
Kris wrote, directed and produced the comedy pilot ''Giving Up,'' which won a number of awards including Overall Best of the Fest, and Best Writing, at the 2017
New York Television Festival, and Best Comedy and Best Director a
Seriesfest The series is executive produced by
David Wain (''
Wet Hot American Summer'').
Lefcoe's feature film ''Public Domain'', starring
Don McKellar,
Nicole DeBoer (''
Private Eyes'', ''
The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to:
* ''The Dead Zone'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Stephen King
* ''The Dead Zone'' (film), a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg
* ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series), ...
'') and
Jason Jones (''
The Daily Show,
The Detour''), premiered at
South by Southwest
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film festival and won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the
Beverly Hills Film Festival. The film was installed in a curated program of video art at
Art Basel Miami.
Lefcoe wrote and directed a number of notable short films, including ''Tiny Riot Project'', which screened at Rotterdam Film Festival, was installed at Havana Biennale and Art Basel Miami, and sold to The Sundance Channel, and ''Can I Get a Witness?'', starring
Scott Speedman, which premiered at
Toronto International Film Festival.
Kris Lefcoe has directed numerous
music videos, including Peaches ''Boys Wanna Be Her.'' Her work has been nominated Best New Artist MVA and winner of Best Music Video at
Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Ottawa Festival of Animation Award
References
*McSorley, Tom. "Short Takes - Can I Get a Witness?" Take One, Autumn, 199
*Ingman, Marritt. "Reality Really, Really Bites: Kris Lefcoe and Public Domain," Austin Chronicle, March 19, 200
*Braun, Liz. "Candid Camera: Public Domain Scornfully Peers Through the Lens of Reality TV" Toronto SUN, May 14, 2004 (fee for full article
*Anderson, Jason. "On Screen: It's All Ogre Now," Eye Weekly, May 13, 2004. ww.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_05.13.04/film/onscreen.php*Aronofsky, Rory. "Reviews: Public Domain" Film Threat, March 18, 200
*Telefilm Canad
External links
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Living people
Canadian Film Centre alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)