I am a visual artist and film is one of the mediums that I use.

My lifeblood has always been my fine art. I'm an alum of Art Center College of Design and my art is shown in galleries, museums and is in many notable private collections. 
www.loriprecious.com

The path to becoming a director was through my art. Right out of  Art Centers fine art program, I was hired for my ability to create unique worlds for music videos including several for Roger Troutman, founder of the band Zapp, who helped spearhead the funk movement and influenced West Coast hip hop. 

I ultimately became one of the most successful female commercial directors in history. I directed over 100 Barbie commercials. I'm one of the relatively few female director members of ​the Directors Guild of America. 

Despite that success, I was never able to break the glass ceiling
into directing episodic or long form films.

Recognizing that my success as a female director was rare, and wanting to help the next generation of female directors to succeed, I was one of the first DGA director members to successfully take the issue of discrimination and under-representation of female directors to the ACLU and the EEOC and was the spokesperson for CBS National News. 

​https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-investigate-lack-of-female-directors-in-hollywood/

www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-women-directors-discrimination-investigation-20151002-story.html


And yes, Precious is my real last name.