Eliza Hittman (born December 9, 1979) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer from New York City.

[9] In 2010, Hittman wrote and directed a short film while in graduate school titled, Second Cousins Once Removed.

[23] Her third film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, starring Sidney Flanigan, is about a teenager in rural Pennsylvania who travels to New York City with her cousin to access an abortion for an unwanted pregnancy.

"[27] Hittman served as director and executive producer of multiple episodes of the upcoming Peacock true crime miniseries A Friend of the Family based on the kidnapping of Jan Broberg.

Her first feature film It Felt Like Love has its plot embedded in the sexualization of a young teenage girl and how she navigates a world of predatory men.

Her second film Beach Rats is a story that highlights the idea of masculinity in young men and their sexual interests.

Her most recent film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, follows a teenaged girl as she travels from Pennsylvania to New York City with her cousin in search of an abortion.

In terms of visuals, Hittman’s camera work tends to frame the characters very closely, usually in long takes.

[33] In 2020, Hittman was nominated for and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay for Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

[34][35] In 2021, she was selected as Jury President for International competition section of 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August.