Portrait of Tia Lessin, she wears a long-sleeve shirt, medium length hair and looks at the camera
Tia Lessin
Photo courtesy Tia Lessin
Director

Tia Lessin (she/her) has been making films for more than 25 years; she was nominated for an Academy® Award for her work as a director and producer, with Carl Deal, of Trouble the Water, winner of the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for documentary and the Gotham Independent Film Award. She directed and produced the Chicken & Egg Pictures supported Citizen Koch, which was shortlisted for an Oscar® in 2014. In 2001, Tia received the Sidney Hillman Award for Broadcast Journalism for her short documentary Behind the Labels. Tia was a producer of Palme d’Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11, Oscar®-winner Bowling for Columbine, and Where to Invade Next and line producer of the Grammy®-winning film No Direction Home: Bob Dylan. Her work in television has earned her two Emmy® nominations and one arrest. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America.

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