Lisa Hammer also contributed to a film anthology project run by an American film director, screenwriter, actor, author and artist who was a recipient of what award?
Lisa Hammer Lisa Hammer (née Houle; born April 4, 1967 in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.) is an American filmmaker, actress, composer and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino ("SLC Punk!"). She graduated from Emerson College, with a BS in Film. She founded the Blessed Elysium Motion Picture Company, which produces German Expressionist films. Such works include "Pus$bucket" and "Crawley", a collaboration with Ben Edlund and Doc Hammer, her ex-husband. She has also contributed to "Joanie4Jackie", a film anthology project run by Miranda July, which featured Hammer's film "Empire of Ache" starring Dame Darcy.
Lisa Portes Lisa Portes is a Cuban-American freelance director. She serves as the head of the Masters of Fine Arts directing at The Theatre School at DePaul University. Portes is active in her community as the artistic director of DePaul's Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences. She is a committee member in a national organization called the Latina/o Theater Commons. Portes has directed numerous readings and workshops in different development programs such as the Sundance Summer Theatre Lab and Vineyard Arts Project. In 2016, she won the Zelda Fichandler Award.