Lila Yomtoob

Co-Producer, Cultural Justice Project

Lila Yomtoob has worked in both above and below line in the media space on over 50 productions with budgets up to $65M. This includes films directed by Spike Lee, Mary Herron, The Cohen Brother and John Cameron Mitchell and for the likes of Netflix, Amazon, HBO, IFC and 20th Century Fox. While Lila has produced films soup to nuts, her specialties are development, post production, marketing and distribution. Her work has received honors and accolades worldwide including an Emmy Award for sound editorial on Baghdad ER (HBO).

Lila is a storyteller by nature. The work she feels most connected to are imaginative and telling, whether comedy, drama or documentary. She is passionate about social issues, bringing people together, and creating. As a former member of IATSE 700 and 871, one of her goals is to create a culture of collaboration and kindness around her productions. Lila enjoys gardening, backgammon, laughing, and cute animal videos. She is of Iranian, Iraqi and Jewish heritage and was born in Chicago, raised in L.A., and grew up in New York City. She currently lives in LA with her partner Bill and her furry best friend Shorty.