Lila grew up in the South End of Boston and later moved to Barcelona to study dance. Before coming to Stanford she worked as an editor and assistant editor in New York on various films and documentaries including Curse of the Jade Scorpion, 25th Hour, The Lifestyle, and projects for HBO Latino. She also worked for Videoteca del Sur, an organization based in New York and Havana, Cuba, dedicated to the promotion of Latin American film and video. Lila received her BA in Cultural Anthropology from Barnard College.

Under the Roller Coaster
16mm, color film
16 min.

The Thunderbolt Roller Coaster was a Coney Island icon, but, for Mae Timpano, it was home. The film looks beyond the enchantment of the famous playground to examine the true-life experience of one woman who had a unique relationship to Coney Island: she lived under the famed Thunderbolt Roller Coaster.

Each One Teach One
16mm, color film
7:13 min.

The story of one man's journey from solitary confinement in prison to a mural project for youth in San Francisco, Each One Teach One is a film about art, self-redemption, and freedom. 

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

• Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2005
• Jury Award - Best in Fest Overall, Portland International Short, Short Fest, 2004
• Mill Valley Film Festival, 2004
• Cinequest Film Festival 2005
• Northern Lights Documentary Film Festival, 2004
• Arpa International Film Festival, 2004
• Olympia Film Festival, 2004
• Anchorage International Film Festival, 2004
• Columbia College Student Documentary Competition, Finalist 2004
• Honorable Mention, Black Maria Film Festival, Director’s Citation Films, 2005
• Sarasota Film Festival, 2005
• Best Student Documentary, Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, 2005
• Best Student Documentary, Riverrun International Film Festival, 2005
• Durango Film Festival, 2005
  

Weekend Warriors
Co-directed by Christie Herring and Lila Place digital video
8:46 min.

Chronicles one week in the life of several people who routinely reenact the bloodiest war in American history, the American Civil War.

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS:

• Oakland International Film Festival, 2004
• Jury Award, Magnolia Film Festival, 2005

Damir
16mm, black and white film
3:26 min.

Chronicles the life of a teenage ballet dancer who left Bosnia during the war. 

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS:

• Jury Award, Marin County Festival of Short Film and Video, 2004
• Documentary Film Award, UC Irvine Dance Festival, 2004
• First Look Film Festival, 2004
• ADF, Dancing for the Camera Film Festival, 2004