M. Elizabeth Hughes

Written By Michelle LeClerc
Image via Warner Bros. / Eric Charbonneau

Image via Warner Bros. / Eric Charbonneau

M. Elizabeth Hughes is a freelance film producer who grew up in south Georgia.

After graduating magna cum laude from Wesleyan College, she earned her M.F.A. in Film and Television Producing from Chapman University.


Since then, she has made her career producing a wide variety of films and series with various filmmakers and financiers. She co-produced one of my favorite all time movies, SHORT TERM 12. She’s produced many studio features such as GIRLFRIEND’S DAY written by and starring Bob Odenkirk and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY starring Ben Schwartz and Noël Wells.

Most recently, she produced the Amazon docuseries, LORENA, which reframes the infamous story surrounding Lorena Bobbitt.

During our chat, we take an unfiltered look into the challenges of working in physical production, the magic of making SHORT TERM 12, and reflect on the choices that got her to where she is today.

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this week’s episode!

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“The mistake I’ve made in the last couple of years is not caring enough about the projects I’ve chosen.”

-M. Elizabeth Hughes

Michelle LeClerc

Michelle strives to add context and meaning to the exponentially growing world of design. Recently served as the Creative Director at Beutler Ink, a strategic creative agency specializing in research, writing, and design. Michelle has developed design and data visualization for social justice organizations like Campaign Zero, Be a Hero, and Yale’s The Justice Collaboratory and Freedom Reads. In 2017, she created the data visualization for Elizabeth Warren’s book, This Fight is Our Fight, a #1 New York Times bestseller. In 2019, on behalf of Campaign Zero, she led the data visualization for the first police scorecard in the US, which sought to identify urgent issues surrounding police accountability and propose best-practice solutions. Michelle’s commitment to quality design extends from the office to the classroom—she teaches Infographic Design at Temple’s Tyler School of Art.

www.michelleleclerc.com
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