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Elza Kephart is an award-winning filmmaker whose genre films blend dark, absurd humor with sharp social critique. Her debut feature, GRAVEYARD ALIVE, won the Slamdance Kodak Award for Best Cinematography and played at over 20 film festivals. Her latest feature, SLAXX, premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature, is rated 96% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and became Shudder’s #3 Best Ranked Film of 2021. Hailed by The New York Times as “mayhem with a message,” SLAXX reflects Kephart’s belief in using horror as a tool for societal commentary.
She is currently developing THE GREAT CANADA DAY MASSACRE with GPA Films, funded by SODEC in development, which continues her exploration of satire and horror as a tool for political change. She is a graduate of Emerson College (Boston), and the Canadian Film Center’s Director’s Lab.
Always deeply moved by social justice, it was in 2018-2020, during the wave of climate protests, that Kephart’s awareness turned into active militancy. This fusion between art and activism is now anchored in her artistic practice. She aims, through the lense of satirical horror, to join larger audiences in order to encourage reflection and spark debate around systemic global issues.
Representation: Sheryl Petersen @ Independent Artist Group // Simon M. Hurdon @ Curate
Contact: elza@midnightkingdom.com
LinkedIn // IMDB // @be.elza.bub
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