Lizzie Gillett
- Producer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Executive
Lizzie is a BAFTA and Emmy Winning documentary producer who is Head of Documentary at Misfits Entertainment. Lizzie’s recent producing credits include Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, The Territory, Lady Boss, Merkel, Lowland Kids and Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story.
Lizzie produced Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which was financed and made entirely independently, premiered at Sundance, was acquired by Warner / DC and had a global theatrical release opening in cinemas in 43 countries. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story won six Critic's Choice awards, has 98% from 108 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and won the BAFTA and PGA awards for Best Documentary.
In 2025, Lizzie had two films released as producer:
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story - An inspiring, uplifting and visually stunning feature doc about a forgotten photographer, freedom fighter and activist who helped popularize the transformative ‘Black Is Beautiful’ movement. This film is screening "in competition" at the BFI London Film Festival.
Lowland Kids - This doc follows America's first climate refugees facing resettlement on Louisiana’s vanishing coast and has played at CPH:DOX, Sheffield, Zurich, Deauville and Sydney Film Festivals. "A lyrical, luminous portrait of lives on the periphery" - Screen Daily
Lizzie produced The Territory, a feature doc co-produced with the Uru-eu-wau-wau community which tells the story of the fight for the Amazon rainforest. After premiering to rave reviews at Sundance ("Environmental docu thriller" - Variety), the film was acquired by National Geographic for global release. The Territory had a huge global impact including:
26 awards including winning a Peabody Award and the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Shortlisted for a 2023 Academy Award®
Cinemas in 10 countries, 200+ cities
Global streaming on Disney+ in 139 countries
Lizzie produced Lady Boss, a feature doc made with CNN Films, the BBC and AGC Studios. The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival before airing on CNN and then Netflix in America. Lady Boss takes viewers on an immersive journey through the trailblazing life of novelist Jackie Collins.
Lizzie was the sole producer of the climate change documentary The Age of Stupid. The film was Number One at the UK box office, and screened on TV, DVD and in cinemas around the world. Lizzie pioneered and implemented the enormously successful "crowd-funding" scheme raising £900,000 from 300+ people.
Lizzie produced Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which was financed and made entirely independently, premiered at Sundance, was acquired by Warner / DC and had a global theatrical release opening in cinemas in 43 countries. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story won six Critic's Choice awards, has 98% from 108 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and won the BAFTA and PGA awards for Best Documentary.
In 2025, Lizzie had two films released as producer:
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story - An inspiring, uplifting and visually stunning feature doc about a forgotten photographer, freedom fighter and activist who helped popularize the transformative ‘Black Is Beautiful’ movement. This film is screening "in competition" at the BFI London Film Festival.
Lowland Kids - This doc follows America's first climate refugees facing resettlement on Louisiana’s vanishing coast and has played at CPH:DOX, Sheffield, Zurich, Deauville and Sydney Film Festivals. "A lyrical, luminous portrait of lives on the periphery" - Screen Daily
Lizzie produced The Territory, a feature doc co-produced with the Uru-eu-wau-wau community which tells the story of the fight for the Amazon rainforest. After premiering to rave reviews at Sundance ("Environmental docu thriller" - Variety), the film was acquired by National Geographic for global release. The Territory had a huge global impact including:
26 awards including winning a Peabody Award and the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Shortlisted for a 2023 Academy Award®
Cinemas in 10 countries, 200+ cities
Global streaming on Disney+ in 139 countries
Lizzie produced Lady Boss, a feature doc made with CNN Films, the BBC and AGC Studios. The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival before airing on CNN and then Netflix in America. Lady Boss takes viewers on an immersive journey through the trailblazing life of novelist Jackie Collins.
Lizzie was the sole producer of the climate change documentary The Age of Stupid. The film was Number One at the UK box office, and screened on TV, DVD and in cinemas around the world. Lizzie pioneered and implemented the enormously successful "crowd-funding" scheme raising £900,000 from 300+ people.
