zˈɪskɪn dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd hɜː fˈɜːst ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm ˈoʊ, wˌʌt ɐ dˈeɪ! nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ænd pɹədˈuːst ðə nɪkˈoʊl kˈɪdmən tˈʊɹdəfˈoːɹs tə dˈaɪ fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ˌʌndɚ ðə bˈænɚɹ ʌv lˈɔːɹə zˈɪskɪn pɹədˈʌkʃənz.
Ziskin directed her first short film Oh, What a Day! 1914, which was released in 1994, and produced the Nicole Kidman tour-de-force To Die For (1995), under the banner of Laura Ziskin Productions.