Aliza Brugger
Directing
Aliza Brugger is a screenwriter, director, and editor based in Los Angeles and New York City. Aliza graduated from the University of Lincoln-Nebraska in 2015 with a B.A. in English and Film Studies, and minors in Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Theater. She went on to study at Columbia University, where she was awarded the Leta Stetter Hollingworth Fellowship and earned her M.F.A. in Screenwriting and Directing.
Since then, Brugger has written, directed, and edited features, TV pilots, and award-winning short films that have screened in festivals all over the world. She has also worked on music videos, commercials, and web content. She enjoys exploring themes of sexuality, nature, family, and social class. Her goal as a filmmaker is to create stories that connect viewers to the image, to each other, and to the world.
Known for
Behind the camera8
- 2025Tongue Editor
- 2023Forgotten Lovers Director, Writer
- 2023Soma Editor, Writer, Director
- 2020Ain't No Mercy for Rabbits Director, Writer
- 2020Pothos Director, Writer
- 2020Roadkill Writer, Director
- 2019On My Own Producer
- 2017The Music Box Director, Writer, Editor