LILA YOMTOOB

Writer, Producer, Director

Lila Yomtoob is an Iranian American writer and director. Shortly after receiving her degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in film, she went on to direct the “perfectly honed” and “razor sharp” (Variety) feature film, “High Life.” Her current short, “America 1979” has screened at more than twenty festivals and markets, is distributed by Gravitas Ventures, and is available on Amazon and select VOD platforms. She has directed several digital shorts including content for Nintendo and other entities.

The television pilot based on “America 1979” is a selection of IFP Film Week, and a semifinalist at Cinequest, We Screenplay Diverse Voices and Stage 32 Television Writers. Since IFP, she’s been shortlisted for shortlisted for AFI DWW, Sundance Episodic, and Macro Episodic.

Previously, Yomtoob worked in sound editorial and received an Emmy Award for HBO’s “Baghdad ER.” Along with sound editing, she has a background in producing and marketing, all of which informs her work.