Elza Kephart, is a Canadian filmmaker, from Montreal, Quebec. She owns her own production company, Midnight Kingdom Films.
Career Kephart's first feature film was Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love, which she wrote, directed, and produced. The film was well received by critics,Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love who appreciated its camp horror and modern feminist motifs, while at the same time evoking the traditional days of black and white, Techniscope wide-screen. Since its premiere in 2003 the film has screened in over 20 international film festivals and garnered numerous awards, as well as being picked up for distribution and international sales.
In 2005, Kephart provided computer support for The Greatest Game Ever Played. In 2006 she was assistant to Tony Goldwyn while he directed The Last Kiss. She also appeared in a 2009 documentary Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror.
In 2013, Kephart released Go Into the Wilderness, shot in Quebec's remote North Shore.
In 2020, Kephart completed work on her horror-comedy film Slaxx, released as a Shudder Original title in March 2021.
Awards Kephart was nominated at the 2005 Cinevagas B-Movie film festival for:
Best B Movie Best Director Best Screenplay
Filmography Director Year Film Genre Other notes 2002 Naughty Soxxx TV series 2003 Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love Feature film Slamdance Film Festival- Best Cinematography 2006 Beyond the Pearly Gates of Ill-Repute Short filmFantasia Festival-Premier co-directed with Elizabeth Lawrence 2013 Go in the Wilderness Feature filmFestival du nouveau cinéma-Montréal-Official Selection 2020 Slaxx Feature film Writer Year Title Genre Notes 2002 Naughty Soxxx TV series 2003 Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love Feature film 2006 Beyond the Pearly Gates of Ill-Repute Short film 2013 Go in the Wilderness Feature film
References
External links
Go in the Wilderness Midnight Kingdom Films Festival du nouveau cinéma