Tia Lessin
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Tia Lessin is a New York-based documentary filmmaker. Tia is the director and producer of Trouble the Water
(2008), and producer of several of Michael Moore
's films including Capitalism: A Love Story
, Fahrenheit 9/11
and Bowling for Columbine
.
In television, Tia’s work as producer of the series "The Awful Truth" earned her two Emmy nominations and one arrest.
Tia received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism.for her documentary short "Behind the Labels." She line produced Martin Scorsese’s "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" and was associate producer of Charles Guggenheim’s Oscar-nominated short film "Shadows of Hate."
Tia is a Sundance Institute Fellow, an Open Society Institute Katrina Media Fellow, a Creative Capital grantee and was awarded the Women of Worth “Vision” Award by L’Oréal Paris and Women in Film.
Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, producers of Fahrenheit 9/11. Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of a couple surviving failed levees, bungling bureaucrats, and their own troubled past and a portrait of a community abandoned long...
(2008), and producer of several of Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko also place in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries...
's films including Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 American documentary film directed, written by and starring Michael Moore. The film centers on the late-2000s financial crisis and the recovery stimulus, while putting forward an indictment of the current economic order in the United States and capitalism in general...
, Fahrenheit 9/11
Fahrenheit 9/11
Fahrenheit 9/11 is a 2004 documentary film by American filmmaker and political commentator Michael Moore. The film takes a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and its coverage in the news media...
and Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, directed, produced, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Michael Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of violence with guns...
.
Career
Tia Lessin is producer and director of Academy Award nominated feature documentary "Trouble the Water," winner of the Gotham Independent Film Award and the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize. Tia was a producer of Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit 9/11," winner of the Palme d'Or, and of Academy Award -winning "Bowling for Columbine."In television, Tia’s work as producer of the series "The Awful Truth" earned her two Emmy nominations and one arrest.
Tia received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism.for her documentary short "Behind the Labels." She line produced Martin Scorsese’s "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" and was associate producer of Charles Guggenheim’s Oscar-nominated short film "Shadows of Hate."
Tia is a Sundance Institute Fellow, an Open Society Institute 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
Films
- Capitalism: A Love StoryCapitalism: A Love StoryCapitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 American documentary film directed, written by and starring Michael Moore. The film centers on the late-2000s financial crisis and the recovery stimulus, while putting forward an indictment of the current economic order in the United States and capitalism in general...
(2009), co-producer - Trouble the WaterTrouble the WaterTrouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, producers of Fahrenheit 9/11. Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of a couple surviving failed levees, bungling bureaucrats, and their own troubled past and a portrait of a community abandoned long...
(2008), producer & director - No Direction Home: Bob DylanNo Direction HomeNo Direction Home is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th century American popular music and culture. The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; it concentrates on the period between Dylan's arrival in New York in January 1961 and his...
(2005), producer - Fahrenheit 9/11Fahrenheit 9/11Fahrenheit 9/11 is a 2004 documentary film by American filmmaker and political commentator Michael Moore. The film takes a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and its coverage in the news media...
(2004), producer - Bowling for ColumbineBowling for ColumbineBowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, directed, produced, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Michael Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of violence with guns...
(2002), producer - Behind the Labels (2001), producer & director
- Shadows of HateThe Shadow of HateThe Shadow of Hate is a 1995 short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
1995, associate producer
Television
- The Awful TruthThe Awful TruthThe Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon-to-be-divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each other's romantic escapades...
(1999, 2000), supervising producer - TV Nation: Volume One (1997), associate producer