Lizette Castro
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Director
Lizette Castro is a Salvadorian-American film assistant director and producer raised and based in Los Angeles.
She began her filmmaking journey a video-journalist for Bell Gardens High School's web series, Lancer News, in addition to being a filmmaking mentee for the Latino Film Institute's (LFI) Youth Cinema Project (YCP). She later earned her Bachelor of Arts in Television and Film Production, while minoring in Entertainment Marketing from California State University, Los Angeles. Lizette is also a recent graduate of Venice Arts' Digital Storytelling Fellowship after completing the intensive program in late 2023. Since then, she has worked on as an assistant director and in the production department for unique and diverse films such as Before Fireworks (2024), The Day After (unreleased), and more to come!
She began her filmmaking journey a video-journalist for Bell Gardens High School's web series, Lancer News, in addition to being a filmmaking mentee for the Latino Film Institute's (LFI) Youth Cinema Project (YCP). She later earned her Bachelor of Arts in Television and Film Production, while minoring in Entertainment Marketing from California State University, Los Angeles. Lizette is also a recent graduate of Venice Arts' Digital Storytelling Fellowship after completing the intensive program in late 2023. Since then, she has worked on as an assistant director and in the production department for unique and diverse films such as Before Fireworks (2024), The Day After (unreleased), and more to come!