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Lillee Jean TALKS! Live: Neil D'Monte Directing TV Series and Hollywood Movies

Lillee Jean TALKS! Live features an exclusive interview with Hollywood director, producer, and actor Neil D'Monte. In this production, D'Monte provides an unprecedented look at the directing process for his Amazon Prime series, 'Front Men', and details his dynamic creative collaboration with partner Jon Simon. This episode offers an in-depth exploration of the transition from storyboard artistry to directing major Hollywood motion pictures and streaming series. Filmed in a visual-first format, this interview highlights the technical and creative milestones of D'Monte’s career and is curated as part of the Lillee Jean TALKS! Live permanent directorial archive.

  • Lillee Jean Trueman
    Director
    The Gilded Age, Lillee Jean TALKS Live, The Trapper Trap, The Chorus in Our Eyes, The Mission is Complete, Angelique
  • Lillee Jean Trueman
    Writer
    The Gilded Age, Lillee Jean TALKS Live, Project: Bullyish, The Mission is Complete Angelique
  • Lillee Jean Trueman
    Producer
    The Gilded Age, Lillee Jean TALKS Live, Project: Bullyish, The Mission is Complete Angelique
  • Lillee Jean Trueman
    Key Cast
    "SELF"
    The Gilded Age, The Trapper Trap, Miss Roxie, Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, Project: Bullyish
  • Neil D'Monte
    Key Cast
    "SELF"
    Batman V Superman, Caribbean: Dean Man's Chest, Little Krishna
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Television, Other
  • Genres:
    interview, shorts, Talk Show, Experimental film, hollywood, Television
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 14, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    1080p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Lillee Jean Trueman

Lillee Jean Trueman (born April 18, 2001, in New York City) is an American actress, director, filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.  She is known for the celebrity talk show Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, earning Best Series honors at the Gothamite Monthly Film Awards (NYC) and Pageant Film Festival (India). The show features exclusive interviews with Hollywood figures such as Don Most and Emmy-nominee John Callas.

Her directorial portfolio includes the documentary Project Bullyish, which won Best Documentary Feature at KIIFF (Beverly Hills) and achieved viral reverberation in France throughout 2025. Trueman's micro-short, The Mission is Complete, Angelique, received Best Director and Best Actress accolades internationally. Trueman’s television credits include HBO's The Gilded Age Season 3 and a recurring role on The FNL Network Talkshow, for which she received a Taste Awards Special Achievement Honoree.

Her professional pedigree is rooted in classical training at the T. Schreiber Studio (Meisner Technique; British Dialects) and vocal study at the Liz Caplan Vocal Studio. This is further bolstered by an academic background at The Keystone School in Marketing, Fine Art, and Video Design, alongside an Honors Environmental Engineering CTE Programme (Bayside, 2015), which informs her STEM-based approach to filmmaking.

Born and raised in New York City, she is Ashkenazi Jewish and Lutheran, with heritage spanning Russia, Ukraine, France, England, and Germany.

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