Elza Kephart

Montréal born Elza Kephart graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Film Production and Screenwriting. She then returned to her hometown where she wrote and directed her first feature GRAVEYARD ALIVE. Since its premiere in 2003 the film has screened in over 20 international film festivals and garnered numerous awards, as well as being picked up for distribution and international sales. Kephart has attended the Canadian Film Centre’s Director’s Lab, the TIFF Talent Lab, the Berlinale Talent Campus, and has obtained development funding for numerous projects. GO IN THE WILDERNESS is her second feature.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known for
- The Score (2001) — Location Assistant
- Slaxx (2020) — Director
- Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love (2003) — Director
- Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror (2009) — Self
- Zombiemania (2008) — Herself - Filmmaker
- Go in the Wilderness (2013) — Director
- Beyond The Pearly Gates Of Ill-Repute (2006) — Madame Peg
- A Losing Game (2025)
- Bjorn of the Dead — Director
- Watermelons: Vampires Of The Drâa (2021) — Director
- The Chosen Ones (2017) — Associate Producer