TIFF Women Directors: Meet Elizabeth Lazebnik – ‘Liompa’

TIFF Women Directors: Meet Elizabeth Lazebnik - 'Liompa'

Elizabeth Lazebnik is quickly becoming a recognized name in the Canadian film industry. Her shorts have previously played at TIFF, the Montreal World Film Festival and received awards from WWSFF, HotDocs and Female Eye Film.

In Liompa, her protagonist, a man on his deathbed, wonders, “Almost everything disappeared. How did it happen?”

The 16-minute short Liompa will play at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. WaH: Please give us your description of the film playing.

EL: My film Liompa is based on a short story by Yuri Olesha. Olesha is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. I see Liompa as a comparison between the three ages of men — a child,as never be...

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