Tia Lessin is an American documentary filmmaker.The New York Times
/ref> Lessin has produced and directed documentaries and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Documentary. She co-directed the film '' The Janes'' which had its premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is the director and producer, 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-prod ...

, of '' Trouble the Water'' 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 gra ...

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

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's films including ''

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'', '' 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 '' Fahre ...

''.

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 and the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...

’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 The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

, 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

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'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 '' Shadows of Hate''. 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 st ...

Katrina Media Fellow, a

Creative Capital Creative Capital is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in New York City that supports artists across the United States through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services. Since its founding in 1999, Creative Capital has commi ...

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 * '' Trouble the Water'' (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 * '' Shadows of Hate'' (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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