Lauren Beck

My hope as a director is to create films that look and feel otherworldly, and yet are anchored in the everyday lives and concerns of their characters. I began adapting the script for "One Inch Leather" almost two years ago and am thrilled to have finally (almost) brought it to life. I am both a filmmaker and a visual artist: I taught fine art at the University of Chicago as well as film at Columbia College, Chicago. My work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including Gavin Brown's Passerby, Newman Popiashvili Gallery, and the Flat Earth Film Festival in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. I am currently based in Austin, Texas.