Liz Latham
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Lizard
Productions
is a Seattle based, woman-owned digital video production company
founded by documentary filmmaker and human rights activist Liz Latham.
As
executive producer, she is responsible for direction and oversight of all
aspects of production of documentaries including: contract negotiation,
personnel selection and management, content and editorial decisions, hands-on
production of filming, fundraising, production, promotion and distribution of
final products. |
Film
and Television
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"Remember His Name"
- Executive Producer, Director and Filmmaker: a 56-minute documentary about
the murder of James Byrd, Jr. and the history and significance of hate crime
legislation in America.
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"Remember His Name" - Executive
Producer, Director and Filmmaker: a
12-minute video
for the James Byrd, Jr. Foundation for Racial Healing. 2000
"We're Here to Stay" -
Executive Producer, Director and Filmmaker: a 56-minute documentary about
Hands Off Washington and the politics of hate in Washington State. 1998.
"Seattle
Commons - It's a Park" - Host and Executive Producer for Seattle
public access TV.
Consultant
to award-winning team in creating an eight-part series for Seattle Public
Schools about Washington State's History for English Learners at the
Seattle Public Schools Instructional Broadcast Center.
"Heroes
Are Everywhere" - Producer of a five minute video for 1995 annual
Hands Off Washington Breakfast.
"P-Patch
at Interbay" - Producer and Director of 15-minute video about moving a
public garden to accommodate a golf course.
Lizard Productions, founded by documentary filmmaker and
activist Liz Latham, is a Seattle based film company that produced "We're
Here To Stay", a documentary film about the History of Hands Off Washington
and the Politics of Hate in Washington State. The film premiered at Seattle's
Historic Paramount Theatre in May of 1998 and is currently in distribution to
national public libraries and universities for their social studies
collections. This film is a "primer" for political activists and is a
story about Hands Off Washington (HOW). To this day, the Hands Off Washington
model serves as the primary paradigm in statewide community grassroots
organizing.
Liz Latham - Executive Producer and Director. In 1998,
Latham produced, directed and shot her first documentary, "We're Here To
Stay" about the history of Hands Off Washington and the Politics of Hate in
Washington State. Latham produced a short video on Hands Off Washington
entitled Heroes Are Everywhere, for Hands Off Washington's annual breakfast
in 1996. She was executive director, producer and host for the cable
television series Seattle Commons - It's a Park, and also programmed a
weekly television series for the Seattle Public Schools Instructional
Broadcast Center. In addition, Latham has worked for the acclaimed Seattle
Weekly. A former legislative aide to King County Councilmember Maggi Fimia,
Latham brings extraordinary organizational, management and political skills to
this project. An accomplished pianist, she holds a BS in Radio, Television,
and Film from the University of Maryland. Latham's past community/political
activities include a term as Board President of Seattle's Lesbian Resource
Center, Commissioner with the Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays and as
Precinct Committee Officer in Seattle's "eclectic" 43rd District. Latham
has been a campaign worker for Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago, Seattle
Mayor Norm Rice, and for the past King County Executive campaign of present
Washington State Governor Gary Locke. She is also a past board member of Hands
Off Washington. She has organized numerous large events including the 1995
Washington State Democratic Annual Banquet featuring the former Governor of
Texas, Ann Richards.
In 2002, Ms. Latham received her certification from the American Guild of
Court Videographers as a Certified Court Videographer. The American Guild of
Court Videographers is the only organization in the nation that certifies
professional videographers in all areas of legal video. Please see
Legal Video Services for more information.
Conferences,
Events, Speaker Series, Management
Liz
has nine years experience doing event planning for university, political, religious,
educational and private industry events.
She was responsible for speaker selection, presentation and
logistics, site selection, negotiation of hotel contracts, travel and ground
transportation, audio visual and staging requirements, pre-event and on-site
registration, on-line RSVP and registration set up, database design and
management, on-line and in-person team captain coordination; selection and
ordering of ancillary services including rentals, shipment, installation and
tear down. She served as
liaison to management, senior officials and executives to President/CEO
level regarding all aspects of conference and event planning and
implementation.
For
over eight years Liz was an executive assistant to various CEOs, their
boards of directors, and high ranking elected officials in university,
private industry, non-profit, government, political and Fortune 500
settings. She was responsible
for training of management, staff, and volunteers, scheduling, office
management, database setup and maintenance, newsletter publication and
distribution, travel and community liaison.
Education
Bachelor
of Science, Radio, Television and Film
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Associate
Arts, Piano Performance - Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
