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About Nihil Noctem Films

Izzy Lee

Director, Writer, Producer

Named as one of A.V. Club's 10 female filmmakers to hire, Izzy Lee is a director on the rise.

 

She’s currently on the film festival circuit for her feature-length directorial debut, House of Ashes. 

 

Lee has directed more than 20 short films and shadowed director Adam Egypt Mortimer on the SpectreVision film Archenemy. Lee’s award-winning visions have screened at major international genre festivals, such as Fantasia, Overlook, Morbido, FrightFest, Fantaspoa, Brooklyn Horror, Boston Sci-Fi, Boston Underground, Chattanooga, and more. From 2022-2023, Lee earned five Certificates of Completion from Sundance Collab’s directing, producing, and visual storytelling courses.

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Beyond the big screen, Lee creates compelling tales for the page. Lee published her first book, I Can See Your Lies, with Dark Matter Ink on 2/13/24. She's also published several short fiction stories, including The Beginning in Dark Matter Ink’s Haunted Reels anthology, curated by David Lawson, Junior.

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"Izzy Lee ... is going to be massive once she gets the break that she deserves."

- Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 

EW.com

Steve Johanson

Writer, Producer, Actor

Johanson co-wrote and produced House of Ashes with Lee, their biggest creative collaboration to date.

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From EP to PA, Steve Johanson has worn a variety of crew hats on several award-winning independent shorts, almost exclusively with Nihil Noctem.

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He’s also appeared in front of the camera, with his biggest role as the titular antagonist in Lee’s acclaimed My Monster.

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After executive producing her poignant political thriller Re-Home, Johanson produced Lee’s triumphantly morbid Disco Graveyard before co-writing her sci-fi comedy Meat Friend. ​

 

Between film productions he’s a content designer, copywriter, and voiceover artist.

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