Heather Landsman
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Born: Jun 4, 2001(24 years old)Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Born in suburban New Jersey, Heather Landsman's formative experiences of endlessly watching horror movies, growing up on turn-of-the-millennium video games, and having unfiltered access to the internet have fostered a singular filmmaking career. As a trans filmmaker under the school of thought that cinema is a medium of pure sensory experience, a lot of Heather’s work revolves around imagery of otherworldly/cosmic transformation, as well as oppressive systems of control. She gravitates towards telling these stories through digital experimentation, decrepit locales, meta narrative, and more.
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aving graduated from Emerson College while working as an intern/production assistant for Blumhouse, A24, Apple TV+, and Ghost House Pictures, Landsman has written, directed, edited and produced numerous films, including a feature length archival documentary titled THE BEST OF ME. Premiering at Spectacle, Roxy Cinema, WHAMMY! Analog Media, Dancing Fireman Pictures, The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, PhilaMOCA, and the Plaza Theatre in 2025, the film chronicles the final days of the Bjork stalker, Ricardo Lopez. The documentary’s success led Heather to being included in 2025’s Filmmaker Magazine 25 New Faces of Independent Film list.
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