Lizzie Gillett

Lizzie Gillett is the Head of Documentary at Misfits Entertainment, a London based production company best known for the Bafta nominated 'McQueen' and the Emmy winning 'Rising Phoenix'.

Gillett has produced numerous acclaimed titles including BBC /CNN doc 'Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story', which interwove fact and fiction to tell the story of the groundbreaking author and her mission to build a one-woman literary empire; and Alex Pritz's Oscar-nominated National Geographic environmental thriller 'The Territory', co-produced with Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures, which documented conflict in the Amazon.

Gillett's other high-profile credits include Netflix duo 'Skandal: Bringing Down Wirecard' and 'Merkel'. The former is a financial-focused thriller centred on the team of journalists who uncovered fraudulent behaviour within German payment firm Wirecard, while the latter is a high-end profile of the former German chancellor Angela Merkel, who overcame societal preconceptions to become one of the most respected global leaders.

'The Territory', is a feature documentary co-produced with the Uru-eu-wau-wau community which tells the story of the fight for the Amazon rainforest. After premiering to rave reviews at Sundance film festival, the film was acquired by National Geographic for global release.

• "Every once in a while, a film comes along that simultaneously elevates your anger and evaporates your hope, while pulling you to believe, against all logic, that maybe, if the right people win, the inevitability of our species' bleak end can still be blotted out." - Roger Ebert
• "Ingeniously conceived" - Indiewire
• "Environmental docu thriller" - Variety

The film had a huge global impact including:

• 26 awards and 21 nominations for the film including a PGA nomination for Outstanding Producers
• 2 awards for the Impact Campaign
• Shortlisted for a 2023 Academy Award
• Cinema releases in 10 countries, 200+ cities
• Global Streaming on Disney+ in 139 countries
• Playing at more than 150 film festivals.

'Lady Boss' premiered at Tribeca Film Festival before airing on CNN and then Netflix in America. In the UK, it was one of the first films in the cinema after the Covid pandemic and launched with a high-profile premiere in 40 cinemas, before being released theatrically. 'Lady Boss' takes viewers on an immersive journey through the trailblazing life of novelist Jackie Collins. Spinning together fact and fiction, this feature documentary reveals the untold story of a ground-breaking author and her mission to build a one-woman literary empire.

4 stars in The Times 4 stars in the Financial Times 4 stars from Total Film 4 stars in The Observer 100% on Rotten Tomatoes "Critic's Pick" - NY Times

Lizzie helped produce the Netflix hit documentary, 'Circus Of Books', about a nice Jewish couple who ran a porn store in LA.

• "An almost perfect movie" - Indiewire
• "Very funny, very moving documentary" - Hollywood Reporter

Lizzie was the sole producer of the climate change documentary, 'The Age of Stupid'. The film was Number One at the UK box office, and screened on TV, DVD and in cinemas around the world. Lizzie managed 105 people in six countries and alongside the film's director Franny Armstrong she pioneered and implemented the enormously successful "crowd-funding" scheme raising £900,000 from 300+ people.