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Name Lichelli Lazar-Lea Lichelli Lazar-Lea was born in Trinidad, to an Afro-Trinidadian
father and a British mother of mixed European and Arab descent.
She grew up in England and from the age of two with the exception
of two years spent in Quebec, Canada. At eighteen Lichelli moved
to California where she studied Illustration at the Academy of
Art until she changed her major to film production. Lichelli graduated
with honors from San Francisco State University's highly respected
Cinema program in 1997. Her student film entitled “Fact or Fiction,”
received an honorable mention for both best film and best screenplay
at the 45th Annual Columbus International Film Festival and has
been shown in both the US and England. Lichelli’s talents however, are by no means limited to film. She
has also written and directed a one-act play entitled “Watching
the Jumpers.” A published freelance writer, Lichelli has two articles in an
Anthology of young black writers entitled “Testimony” published
by Beacon Press. “Testimony” is required reading in the Black
Studies departments in both the State and University of California
school systems. She has also been featured in Essence Magazine and is a published
poet. Today Lichelli has residences in both Northern and Southern California
where she works professionally as a Production Coordinator on
both music videos and major motion pictures. She is currently
working on Universal Pictures “Ed TV,” directed by Ron Howard.
Lichelli is also writing and developing several feature film projects
to begin production next year, as well as directing a number of
smaller projects in order to further develop her commercial reel. Her film "Fact or Fiction" received an honorable mention for both
best film and best screenplay at the 45th
Heritage Born in Trinidad, Trinidadian Father, British Mother of mixed
European & Arab Descent
Profession Writer/Director/Production Coordinator
Achievements Finalist in Directors Guild of America Student Filmmakers Program
Interests/Hobbies Dancing, Horse Riding, Drawing, Traveling
Annual Columbus International Film Festival.
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