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| Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1996 – present |
Lisa Hepner is a Canadian-American writer and documentary filmmaker. She is best known for directing the documentary features, The Human Trial and Women on the Frontlines.
Career
Lisa graduated from Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1993. She began her career as a journalist in Canada, but turned her writing into producing non-fiction projects when she moved to New York City. From 1995 to 2011, she produced documentaries for the CBC, PBS, HBO, Sony Pictures Classics, working alongside directors, Michael Apted, Jonathan Demme, and Lisa F. Jackson, among others.
In 2004, Lisa co-directed the documentary feature, Women on the Frontlines, that premiered at the United Nations in New York and aired on PBS. Soon after, Lisa and her cinematographer husband Guy Mossman started Vox Pop Films, a production company in Tribeca. In 2009, the couple moved to Los Angeles where Vox Pop focused on branded content and commercials.
In 2022, Lisa directed her first documentary feature, The Human Trial, with her partner Guy. The film follows a radical stem cell treatment that might be the cure for type 1 diabetes. Since the film's release, it has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, The National News and Forbes, as well as the CBC and the Toronto Star. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America, New York Women in Film & Television, the Writers Guild of America, and Roco Voices, a speaker's platform for documentary filmmakers.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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| 2022 | The Human Trial | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | Dreamland | Field producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | Field producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | Buck | Field Director | Documentary |
| 2010 | Native Century | Line producer | 1 Episode |
| 2009 | The Winemakers | Field producer | TV Series |
| 2008 | The Making of 'Across the Universe' | Field producer | Documentary |
| 2008 | Pressure Cooker | Post Producer | Documentary |
| 2007 | Man from Plains | Post-production supervisor | Documentary |
| 2007 | Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Ward | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2006 | Exposé: America's Investigative Reports | Coordinating producer | 12 Episodes |
| 2006 | Texas Ranch House | Story Producer | 8 Episodes |
| 2005 | Operation Homecoming | Field producer | TV Series |
| 2004 | Women on the Frontlines | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2003 | Naked World: America Undercover | Producer | Documentary |
| 2003 | Married in America | Associate producer | Documentary |
| 2000 | Face to Face: The Schappell Twins | Associate producer | Documentary |
| 2000 | Life Afterlife | Co-producer | Documentary |
| 2000 | Intimate Portrait : Cokie Roberts | Field producer | 1 Episode |
| 1998-2000 | True Life | Producer | 2 Episodes |
| 1998 | Molly O'Neill's New York: A Taste of the City | Co-producer | Documentary |
| 1996 | Travels with Mom | Producer | 1 Episode |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Best Documentary | The Human Trial | |
| Won | Brussels International Film Festival | Best Documentary | |||
| 2022 | Won | Mumbai International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | ||
| Won | Cine Paris Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | |||
| Won | Filmocracy Fest | Best Documentary Feature | |||
| Won | Raw Science Film Festival | Raw Breakthrough Award in Science Communication | |||
| 2014 | Nominated | Clio Awards | Long Form | The Comeback Initiative | |
| 2004 | Won | Golden Eagle Cine Award | Professional Telecast Non-Fiction Division | Women on the Frontlines |
References
- ""A Day In The Life" with Documentary Filmmaker Lisa Hepner". vancouverguardian.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "My life with diabetes - and search for a cure". thenationalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "'The Human Trial' Documents Emotional Struggle To Find Cure For Type 1 Diabetes". forbes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Women's History Month: Peace by Peace: Women on the Frontlines". caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "Lisa Hepner's New Documentary Explores the Search for Diabetes Cure". vicu.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "2023 NYWIFT Creative Workforce STEM Summit: Day 1 at The Paley Center for Media". nywift.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Peace by Peace". alternet.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "'The Human Trial' raises hope for a cure for type 1 diabetes — but shows the cost of finding it is steep". thestar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Lisa Hepner". directories.wga.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Roco Films and Gathr Launch Documentary Speakers Bureau". variety.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Humanitas Prize Winners Include 'The Last Of Us', Tyler Perry, Cooper Raiff's 'Cha Cha Real Smooth'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Mumbai International Film Festival". imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Winners 2022". cineparisfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Filmocracy Touts Hybrid Festival Format". villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "The Comeback Initiative". clios.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- Oldham, Gabriella (August 2012). First Cut 2: More Conversations with Film Editors. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520273504. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
External links
- Lisa Hepner at IMDb