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Eliza Hittman (born December 9, 1979) is a prolific screenwriter with amazing fingers. She is also a director and producer.
The New York-born director is widely known and has won several different awards for his outstanding work.
Eliza Hittman has stood out in the fiercely competitive entertainment industry with her perseverance. She is very good at her job and is familiar with how the entertainment industry works.
Now, let’s take a sneak peek and know some interesting facts about her career and early life.
American screenwriter
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| Name: | Elizabeth Hittman |
| stage name: | Eliza Hittman |
| Date of Birth: | December 9, 1979 (44 years old) |
| place of birth: | Flatbush, New York, United States |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | not applicable |
| parents: | Hittman |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Husband • Spouse: | unmarried |
| Boyfriend and partner: | Scott Cummings |
| Children: | 1 |
| Profession: | Filmmaker • Screenwriter |
| net worth: | $3 million to $5 million |
Early life and education
Eliza Hittman was born on December 9, 1979. She is 44 years old now, and she was born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn, USA.
Eliza Hittman’s father, Hittman, is an anthropologist, while her mother (whose name has not yet been confirmed by TheCityCeleb) is a social worker.
She attended and graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn. She was very interested in theater performances during high school. After high school, she attended Indiana University and received a bachelor’s degree in theater in 2001.
Then, in 2010, she entered the California Institute of the Arts to study art and film.
Personal life
While studying at the California Institute of the Arts, Eliza Hittman met a man named Scott Cummings. Eliza Hittman and Scott Cummings worked together and eventually, the two fell in love.
They had their first child in 2014.
Profession
In 2010, while still a student at California Institute of the Arts, Eliza Hittman wrote and directed a short film, Second Cousins Once Removed, which premiered at the Oberhausen Film Festival in Germany, and was her first film to participate in the festival.
Another short film she wrote, titled Forever Starts Tonight, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. Another film she wrote, titled Feels Like Love, also premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and screened in March 2014 at the IFC Center in New York City.
One of her films is considered Eliza Hittman’s third film, titled Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which is about two teenagers living in rural Pennsylvania.
The film tells the story of a teenager who travels to New York City to get an abortion to escape an unwanted pregnancy. The film also premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It won the Special Jury Award for New Realism.
The film was also shortlisted for the Golden Bear Award in the main competition unit of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, and won the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix, the second highest award of the festival.
net worth
Eliza Hittman is known as one of the most creative filmmakers of all time and her net worth is $3 million to $5 million.
Social Media
- Instagram account: @Hittman
Filmography
- Feels Like Love
- Beach rats
- never rarely sometimes always
- High maintenance
- Thirteen Reasons Why
- Cousins
- Forever starts tonight
- Buffalo Juggalos
