HELLO. My name is Lili.

I am a production designer based in London.

I was born in Hungary, so rumour has it that my mother tongue is a language spoken by aliens.

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I get much inspiration from Transcendental Meditation.

But I also like Wong kar - Wai, Adam Curtis, photography, Cassavetes, colours, textures, Mogul Mowgli, Deborah Lewy, poetry, Johann Johannsson's IBM1401A User's Manual, practical lighting, faces and hands, Werner Hertzog's voice and determination, and the flow of natural light on walls.

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A strong minded german grandmother, a cemetery researcher mother, and 8 years of gymnastics school certainly influenced my work ethic and endurance. At 13 I decided to study at a high school specialised in film-making. Little I knew, I would had to sit through every film by Bela Tarr in the first year.

In 2010 I moved to London, and in 2014 I graduated at the University of the Arts, LCC, specialising in production design. 

My recent art director credits include Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things and Bugonia. Andrea Arnold's Bird, Ken Loach's The Old Oak ,and Thomas Hardiman's Medusa Deluxe. 

Amongst many others, I production designed BAFTA nominated and Academy Award short listed Wale short film. Aesthetica winner O' Glory! ,and British Film Designer's Guild award winning Catch a Butcher short film.​

Two Neighbors, a feature film I production designed in 2023 and was directed by Ondine Vinao, is almost ready to run wild...

​I am a Berlinale Talent Alumni, a Screenskills Art Department Trainee Scheme Alumni, a Warner Bros. Creative Talent Alumni, a BAFTA Connect Member, a 27th Times Cinema Alumni, a BAFTA Crew Alumni; and I wish I could get badges for all of these because I could decorate a cool wall tapestry with them.

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I love working on an exciting and meaningful script or brief, regardless of format.  

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I am represented

by Hannah Phillips at UTA for film and TV projects:

Hannah Phillips

hannah.phillips@unitedtalent.com 

+44 (0) 7743 982 298

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and Polly Hartley at UTA for commercials and music videos:

Polly Hartley

polly.hartley@unitedtalent.com 

+44 (0) 7545139545

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My direct contact is:

lili.lea.abraham@gmail.com

+44 (0) 7597 112 033

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