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Lisa Savy Kauffman

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Lisa Savy Kauffman
A ROAD MOVIE IN A HEARSE.

In this quirky comedy, a runaway girl who lives in a cemetery is befriended by the cemetery caretaker (an illegal alien), a transvestite waitress, and a homeless young man haunted by mathematical and religious delusions.
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Defying Gravity (2008)
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Lisa is an award-winning screenwriter /producer. Her first film was the dramedy feature 'Defying Gravity' (2008) which appeared in 11 film festivals and won 4 awards including Best Story/Writing, Director's Choice, and Best Narrative Feature. It is now available on Amazon Prime.

Since then she has written/produced several short films. She also wrote and associate produced the feature film 'Dreams I Never Had' (2016) which features actors Malcolm McDowell and Robin Givens. This film won 'Best Feature' at four international film festivals and is distributed by Shoreline Entertainment.

In 2019 she wrote and executive produced feature film 'Space Captain and Callista', a film about how society views people with mental disabilities. This project, featuring iconic actor Gil Gerard, was the featured cover story on the Oct 2019 issue of Inktip Magazine and was an official selection in four film festivals in 2020.

She is currently (2021) in development on the suspense feature film 'The Wine Cellar' about a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship in which each suspects the other of murder.
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    Known for

    Space Captain and Callista (2019)
    Space Captain and Callista
    6.0
    • Producer(as Lisa Jan Savy)
    • 2019
    Dead Redux (2016)
    Dead Redux
    • Producer(as Lisa Jan Savy)
    • 2016
    Defying Gravity (2008)
    Defying Gravity
    5.1
    • Producer(as Lisa Savy James)
    • 2008
    The Amulet of Destiny
    The Amulet of Destiny
    • Producer(as Lisa Jan Savy)

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      Producer



      • The Wine Cellar
        • co-producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2022
      • Space Captain and Callista (2019)
        Space Captain and Callista
        6.0
        • executive producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2019
      • Malcolm McDowell, Robin Givens, Iyad Hajjaj, and Fidelia Grace in Dreams I Never Had (2017)
        Dreams I Never Had
        5.5
        • associate producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2017
      • The Principal's Bad Day (2016)
        The Principal's Bad Day
        Short
        • executive producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Love, Pancakes and the Human Condition (2016)
        Love, Pancakes and the Human Condition
        Short
        • producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Dead Redux (2016)
        Dead Redux
        • producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Not in My Backyard (2015)
        Not in My Backyard
        8.1
        • producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2015
      • Red Angel Dragnet (2014)
        Red Angel Dragnet
        Short
        • producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2014
      • World of Wargames (2010)
        World of Wargames
        Short
        • executive producer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2010
      • Defying Gravity (2008)
        Defying Gravity
        5.1
        • producer (as Lisa Savy James)
        • 2008

      Writer



      • Crash N Burn
        • Writer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • Pre-production



      • The Wine Cellar
        • writer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2022
      • Space Captain and Callista (2019)
        Space Captain and Callista
        6.0
        • screenwriter (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2019
      • Malcolm McDowell, Robin Givens, Iyad Hajjaj, and Fidelia Grace in Dreams I Never Had (2017)
        Dreams I Never Had
        5.5
        • story
        • written by (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2017
      • The Principal's Bad Day (2016)
        The Principal's Bad Day
        Short
        • Writer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Love, Pancakes and the Human Condition (2016)
        Love, Pancakes and the Human Condition
        Short
        • Writer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Dead Redux (2016)
        Dead Redux
        • screenwriter (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Not in My Backyard (2015)
        Not in My Backyard
        8.1
        • Writer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2015
      • World of Wargames (2010)
        World of Wargames
        Short
        • Writer (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2010
      • Defying Gravity (2008)
        Defying Gravity
        5.1
        • written by (as Lisa Savy James)
        • 2008

      Casting Director



      • Space Captain and Callista (2019)
        Space Captain and Callista
        6.0
        • Casting Director (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2019
      • Dead Redux (2016)
        Dead Redux
        • Casting Director (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2016
      • Red Angel Dragnet (2014)
        Red Angel Dragnet
        Short
        • Casting Director (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2014
      • World of Wargames (2010)
        World of Wargames
        Short
        • Casting Director (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2010
      • Defying Gravity (2008)
        Defying Gravity
        5.1
        • Casting Director (as Lisa Jan Savy)
        • 2008

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      Defying Gravity
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      Defying Gravity

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        Has a B.S. in Mathematics-Computer Science from U.C.L.A., an M.Ed. from U.C.L.A., and an M.A. in Mathematics from U.C. Riverside.

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