CYBIL LAKE RESUME
Cybil Lake is a writer, director, and actor living in NYC.
White Lies and Darker Ones. Screenwriter. 2019.
Nina, a mother who seeks revenge for her daughter’s rape, instead uncovers her small town’s darkest secrets, including those within her own marriage.
Moontown. Screenwriter. 2018.
A dramedy about the first writer assigned to Moontown, the first town on the moon in 2090.
Polka-dotted Pistol. Screenwriter. 2018.
A mother seeks revenge for her teenage daughter's rape, though the boy who did it isn't exactly who he appears.
Central Park Dark. Screenwriter, Director, Actor. 2018
A married doctor has a one-night stand with an unstable woman who jumps out of his window, then begins to torment him, though it's unclear whether she's still alive or not.
The Fling. Screenwriter. 2014
Feature length screenplay about a married man who goes upstate to have an affair with a woman only to have her go missing.
The Gun Virgins. Screenwriter. Director. Actor. Producer. 2010
Second feature film about a woman who begins an underground gang in NYC. Began shooting with unpaid crew and cast. (Not completed.)
The Cybil Lake Show. Producer. Actor. Director. Editor. 2008-2010
My first online series documenting the entire process of making my feature, The Gun Virgins, from casting to shooting. Selected by NBC for a new filmmaker's program, The Screening Room. They filmed segments with myself and other filmmakers.
Earthbound Ravenous Animals. Screenwriter. 2007
Feature length screenplay about a woman cult leader.
Fifteen Percent. Screenwriter. 2006
Feature length screenplay about NYC real estate agents.
Jane the Stalker. Screenwriter. Director. Actor. Producer. 2001-2005
My first feature film about a woman stalker. No budget film shot with an unpaid crew and cast. Wrote, directed, acted in, and edited. Screened at Anthology Film Archives in New York City.
An Echo Remains. Screenwriter. 1999
Feature length screenplay about the future where people no longer have memories.
ADDITIONAL FILM EXPERIENCE:
Worked in production for several independent films. (List available upon request.)
Acted in several plays, commercials, and films. (List available upon request.)
EDUCATION:
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, BA in Film and TV.
Wendy Ward Acting Studio. 2006-2009
Nicky Flacks Studio. 2009-2010
BOOK: Your Soul's Missing Manual. Author. 2011-2013.
www.yoursoulsmissingmanual.com
I wrote this book which is part memoir, part spiritual handbook.
PAINTINGS: Divine Intervention. New paintings. 2014
Click here to view my Divine Intervention paintings
Wild Flowers Moving Fast. A solo exhibit of paintings at Hi Cristina Gallery on 163 Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side, New York, NY. 2010
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click here for my artist's statement about painting