Lynda Reiss

Lynda Reiss

  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Lynda is a director who's character driven films explore the darker parts of the human condition, but with a levity from the humor in her voice. Born in New York and raised in the UK, she has travelled the world, been a nanny for the super-rich, a Prop House owner, and a single mom, as well as having had a successful career as a Property Master on projects such as American Beauty, True Detective and Stranger Things. When this work could no longer satisfy her creative soul she decided to follow her dream and direct. Her first film Ready To Go won multiple awards on the festival circuit, and was Oscar qualified for 2020. Lynda is a fellow of the Sony Pictures Diverse Directors Program, a 2019 fellow of the WIF mentorship program, and a fellow of The Black Magic Collective Filmmaker Advancement Initiative. She has produced and directed two more shorts, Lancaster Park and Perfect Match, both winning several awards on the circuit. She is in development on two feature films, and a limited series, which she has written. Irrepressible and hilarious, she is who you want to be working alongside when you are shooting in some grotty alley at three in the morning, completing the day and having fun doing it.

Production

American Beauty

1999

As Property Master

Four Rooms

1995

As Property Master

The Salton Sea

2002

As Property Master

Final Mission

1994

As Property Master

S.W.A.T.

2003

As Property Master

American History X

1998

As Property Master

Doppelganger

1993

As Property Master

Cruel Intentions

1999

As Property Master

The Sea of Trees

2016

As Property Master

Lancaster Park

2021

As Director

Lancaster Park

2021

As Producer

National Security

2003

As Property Master

Club Fed

1990

As Production Design

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