Isa Mazzei Explained

Isa Mazzei
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Occupation:screenwriter, producer, author
Known For:Cam (film)
Years Active:2018–present

Isa Mazzei is an American screenwriter, author, and film producer. She wrote and produced Blumhouse's CAM, a psychological thriller on Netflix starring Madeline Brewer. She is also the author of CAMGIRL,[1] a memoir from Rare Bird Books.

Early life

Mazzei grew up in Boulder, Colorado[2] after spending her early years in California. She is the daughter of a director of photography and a make-up artist.[3] She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a degree in Comparative Literature in 2013.[4] After college, she went on to hold a variety of jobs, including working as a camgirl online.[5]

Career

Mazzei began writing professionally in 2016 with the screenplay for CAM, loosely based on her own experience as a camgirl.[6] She was awarded Best Screenplay for CAM at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2018.[7] Her first book, a memoir entitled CAMGIRL, was published in November 2019.[8] [9] [10] Her writing has been featured in New York Magazine's The Cut.[11] In 2019, she co-wrote and produced an episode of 50 States of Fright for Quibi, starring Christina Ricci.[12] She is also acting as an advisor for the Sundance Institute's Co//ab program.[13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2018CAMScreenwriter, producer
2022How to Blow Up a PipelineProducer[14]
TBAFaces of DeathScreenwriter

Television and streaming media

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camgirl Memoirist Isa Mazzei Wants to Take the Shame Out of Sex Work. Crump. Andy. November 12, 2019. Vulture.
  2. Web site: How Two Boulder Natives Made a Horror Film Stephen King Couldn't Resist. Owens. Dylan. December 12, 2018. 5280 Magazine.
  3. Web site: CAMGIRL. Kirkus Reviews.
  4. Web site: Isa Mazzei, Writer of CAM, Announces Upcoming Memoir. Musnicky. Sarah. May 9, 2019. Nightmarish Conjurings.
  5. Web site: Isa Mazzei's New Memoir Shows the Dark and Illuminating Sides of Life as a 'Camgirl'. Kelsch. Carl. November 13, 2019. Marie Claire.
  6. Web site: 'Cam' Review: The Techno-Perils of Online Performance. The New York Times. 15 Nov 2018. Catsoulis. Jeannette.
  7. Web site: Fantasia 2018 Announces Award Winners!. Fantasia Festival. 24 July 2018. November 25, 2019. August 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805203051/https://fantasiafestival.com/en/news/fantasia-2018-announces-its-award-winners. dead.
  8. News: Cam Girl Turned Hollywood Rising Star: How Sex Work Saved My Life. The Daily Beast. 16 Nov 2019. Hines. Nico.
  9. Web site: A Former Cam Model Reveals How Desire Can Be Both Liberating and Confining. Hyperallergic. 15 Nov 2019. Smith. Justine.
  10. Web site: Subvrtmag. 2019-10-31. CAMGIRL: Isa Mazzei Unveils the Enigma. 2020-06-25. Subvrt Mag. en-US.
  11. Web site: My Failed First Day As a Camgirl. The Cut. 8 Nov 2019. Mazzei. Isa.
  12. Web site: Quibi details Sam Raimi's 50 States of Fright series. Consequence of Sound. 3 Oct 2019. Roffman. Michael.
  13. Web site: Isa Mazzei. Sundance Institute.
  14. Web site: It's time for action in the explosive first trailer for How to Blow Up a Pipeline . 2023-09-10 . Little White Lies . en.
  15. Web site: Rachel Brosnahan, Christina Ricci to Star in Quibi Horror Anthology. The Hollywood Reporter. 3 Oct 2019. Porter. Rick.

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