"Under the Influencer" - independent feature (Technical Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Story by, Lead Actor, VFX Producer)
"Gonzo for Democracy" - documentary short (Editor)
"Chosen Family" - Hyundai commercial (Director, Writer, Music Editor)
14 Political PSAs, Midterms 2022 - American Family Values PAC (Editor, Director, Producer, Colorist)
"Healing Me" - short film (Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Composer, Cinematographer)
"Blue Hour" - short film (Associate Producer)
"The Lovely Rejects" - independent feature (Co-Producer, Lead Actor)
+ Semifinalist: Commercial Directors Diversity Program, 2023 & 2024
+ Finalist: “Under the Influencer,” DCP Soderbergh Award, 2022
+ Winner: “Under the Influencer”—WMM Make Your Feature Pitch Competition, 2021
+ Quarterfinalist: “To Catch a Cougar”—Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay, 2021
+ Official Selection: “Healing Me”—Outfest LA, 2020
+ Winner: Hyundai Emerging Director, Outfest Fusion, 2020
Personal Details
Los Angeles
Elle Maney
Unified Management
o: 818-954-9944
c: 814-883-7972
elle@unifiednyla.com
Work Details
SAG-AFTRA
ASCAP
Lauren Neal is a biracial multi-hyphenate from Aurora, Colorado, and a graduate of Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies better-known for (1) an uncanny resemblance to Prince when dressed in drag, or (2) her rapper alter ego Licki Ucroj's X-rated rhymes.
At Outfest Fusion 2020, Lauren won the Hyundai Emerging Director Award for her short film “Healing Me,” a foray into a mind at once propagated and plagued by bipolar disorder. Hyundai enlisted Lauren to direct an LGBTQ-centric commercial to be featured during the 2021 GLAAD Awards, The OutFronts, Outfest LA, and Newfest.
Lauren holds a Master of Science in Data Science degree—with emphasis on machine & deep learning as applied to filmmaking. Her writing and directing often interface directly with nascent technologies and mental health matters: where neural networks meet neurodivergence meets NeRFs.