Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso Elizabeth Weitzman American Women in Film

Elizabeth Weitzman is a journalist, film critic, and the author of more than two dozen books for children and young adults. She currently covers movies for TheWrap and was a critic for the New York Daily News for 15 years. She has interviewed hundreds of celebrities and written about entertainment for the New York Times, the Village Voice, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Interview, and many others.

In 2015, she was named one of the top critics in New York by the Hollywood Reporter. She holds a master’s degree in Cinema Studies from NYU and is a longstanding member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Presented with the Film, Television, and Media Arts program