Lisa Marr

Lisa Marr

Operations Director / Youth Film Coordinator


Echo Park Film Center

Chicago, IL USA


As adults, we become very preoccupied about what we should be doing, rather than what feels right to be doing… Any class we teach for adults is about unlearning that. It really is just about letting go and experimenting.

Videos

By Roadtrip Nation

Lisa Marr

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Grew up middle-class; says she didn't have any exposure to arts or the symphony.
One day, she was out walking when a man told her they were opening up a film center in her neighborhood.
She'd been planning to become a lawyer, but she also painted, played in a band, and had recently started making films.
She began volunteering at the film center, working with founder Paolo Davanzo, who would later become her husband.
The Echo Park Film Center grew to encompass a microcinema, a mobile film school, and classes for youth, adults and seniors.
Didn't even start making films until she was 35 years old, so she's a firm believer in continually learning, experimenting and redefining your path.
Says the hardest classes to teach are the ones for adults-while children will try anything, adults are too concerned with "what's right."
Believes in the importance of just "messing around," and experimenting without worrying about the quality of your performance.
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Career

Operations Director / Youth Film Coordinator

I travel the world as a filmmaker, musician, and writer sharing handmade movies and music with everyone.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Film
Non-Profit Organizations
Teaching / Mentoring

Interviewed By

Follow Your Own Rules

Follow Your Own Rules

Arriving in Philadelphia, the crew meets with Rosemarie Certo, the owner of Dock Street Brewing Co., where they get a taste of her award-winning beer and her passion for the craft. Next, the team travels to Chicago to speak with Grammy Award-winning children's folk singer Ella Jenkins, who teaches the Roadtrippers a song. The team also meets with Paolo Davanzo and Lisa Marr-a happy-go-lucky couple that shares their love for filmmaking by helping students learn the art through affordable film and media arts classes.