Biography

New York City native Elizabeth A. DeVore grew up with in a family of art dealers. Captivated by the faraway cultures and landscapes of her parent’s paintings, Elizabeth trained as a photographer with National Geographic across the volcanic belts, rainforests and small fishing villages of Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina and Chile.

When a bike accident left her with a shattered face, unable to speak, Elizabeth translated her experiences into short stories. She went on to study writing at University of Oxford, Johns Hopkins University and University of Iowa. Soon, her love of images and stories coalesced into filmmaking, and Elizabeth received a BFA in Film from NYU Tisch.

Elizabeth is now an alumni of The Academy Gold program, a mentee of Paramount’s Mark Vahradian, under whom she apprenticed on Transformers, and a member of the 2025-2026 Rideback Rise Circle screenwriting accelerator.

Her debut short Mirage was nominated for cinematography at the Academy Award-Qualifying HollyShorts, screened at Regal Cinemas and released online with Director’s Notes and Film Shortage to over 1MM views. Elizabeth has directed Devon Bostick (Oppenheimer), Dylan Gelula (Dream Scenario) and Ethan Cutkosky (Shameless).

Her works have exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Carnegie Hall and graced Vogue, Rolling Stone, The Times, SHOWStudio, 1.4 Magazine, Reserved Magazine. Clients include Puma, Stella McCartney and The Dandy Warhols.
- IMDb mini biography by: Elizabeth DeVore