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and is the

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, with

Carl Deal Carl Deal is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist. He is the producer and director of the films ''Trouble the Water'' and ''Citizen Koch'', producer of Michael Moore's ''Where To Invade Next'' and ''Fahrenheit 11/9'', and co-produce ...

, of ''

Trouble the Water ''Trouble the Water'' is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film portrays a young couple surviving Hurricane Katrina, leading them to face their own troubled past during the storm's aftermath, in a c ...

'' and ''

Citizen Koch ''Citizen Koch'' is a 2013 film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, concerning the political influence of American plutocrats on the political process following the US Supreme Court decision in ''Citizens United v. FEC'' which grant ...

''. She directed '' Behind the Labels'' and produced several of

Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...

's films including ''

Fahrenheit 9/11 ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' is a 2004 American documentary film directed, written by, and starring filmmaker, director, political commentator and activist Michael Moore. The film takes a liberal, critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the w ...

'', '' Where to Invade Next'' and ''

Fahrenheit 11/9 ''Fahrenheit 11/9'' is a 2018 American documentary by filmmaker Michael Moore about the 2016 United States presidential election and presidency of Donald Trump up to the time of the film's release. The film is a follow-up to Moore's '' Fahren ...

''.

Career

Tia Lessin is producer and director, together with

, of the Academy Award-nominated feature documentary ''Trouble the Water'', winner of the

Gotham Independent Film Award The Gotham Awards () are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of ''Salmagundi'', published on ...

and the

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’s Grand Jury Prize for best documentary. Lessin was a co-producer of Michael Moore's ''Where to Invade Next'', ''Capitalism: A Love Story'', ''Fahrenheit 9/11'', winner of the Palme d'Or, and the supervising producer of Academy Award-winning ''Bowling for Columbine''. Lessin received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism for her documentary ''Behind the Labels''. She line produced

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

's '' No Direction Home: Bob Dylan'' and was consulting producer for his '' Living in the Material World: George Harrison''. She began her career as associate producer of Charles Guggenheim's Oscar-nominated short film ''

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''. In television, Lessin's work as producer of the series '' The Awful Truth'' earned her two

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

nominations and one arrest. Lessin is a Sundance Institute Fellow, an

Open Society Institute Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is a grantmaking network founded and chaired by business magnate George Soros. Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the world, with a sta ...

Katrina Media Fellow, a Creative Capital grantee and was awarded the Women of Worth "Vision" Award by L’Oréal Paris and Women in Film.

Awards and recognitions

* Academy Award nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 2008 * Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival * Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Full Frame Film Festival * Winner, Gotham Independent Film Award * Emmy Award nominee, producer of Outstanding Informational program: long form, 2010 * Emmy Award nominee, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research, 2010 * Nominee, Producers Guild of America Award, best non fiction producer 2008 * Nominee, NAACP Image Award, 2008 * Council On Foundations Henry Hampton Award for Excellence In Film And Digital Media, 2009 * Harry Chapin Media Award for Film, 2009 * Winner, Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism * Women of Worth Vision Award by L'Oréal Paris and Women in Film. * Emmy Award Nominee, producer of Outstanding Non-Fiction Series, 2000–2001 * Emmy Award Nominee, producer of Outstanding Non-Fiction Series, 1998–1999 * Creative Capital grantee * Sundance Institute Fellow * Open Society Institute Katrina Media Fellow

Filmography

Feature films and documentaries

*'' The Janes'' (2022), director *''

'' (2018), executive producer *'' Where to Invade Next'' (2016), producer * ''

'' (2013), director & producer * '' Living in the Material World: George Harrison'' (2011), co-executive producer * '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' (2009), co-producer * ''

'' (2008), director & producer * '' No Direction Home: Bob Dylan'' (2005), line producer * ''

'' (2004), producer * '' Bowling for Columbine'' (2002), supervising producer * ''Behind the Labels'' (2002), producer & director * ''

'' (1995), associate producer

Television

* '' The Awful Truth'' (1999, 2000), producer * ''TV Nation: Volume One & Two'' (1997), associate producer

References

External links

*
Trouble the Water Official Site
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