Lisa Ades Filmography

Occupation:: Director, Producer

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Indie Sex: Taboos

Crew: Director, Producer

Synopsis: Originally produced for IFC, this four-part mini-series exploring sex in independent cinema features the stimulating insight of such acclaimed filmmakers and actors as Allison Anders, Miguel Arteta, Atom Egoyan, Elvis Mitchell, and John Waters. In this installment, documentary filmmakers Lesli Read More

2007
Indie Sex: Teens

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Originally produced for IFC, this four-part mini-series exploring sex in independent cinema features the stimulating insight of such acclaimed filmmakers and actors as Catherine Breilat, Heather Matarazzo, Atom Egoyan, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ally Sheedy. When it comes to cinema, few topics are more Read More

2007
Indie Sex: Extremes

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Originally produced for IFC, this four-part mini-series exploring sex in independent cinema features the stimulating insight of such acclaimed filmmakers and actors as Catherine Breilat, Guinevere Turner, John Cameron Mitchell, Peter Sarsgaard, and Bilge Ebiri. When it comes to the topic of sex Read More

2007
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Todd Haynes, Ang Lee, Jennie Livingston, Heather Matarazzo, John Cameron Mitchell

Synopsis: Gay, lesbian, and transgender filmmakers, actors, and critics explore the history of queer cinema in this made-for-cable documentary. Eschewing any overarching narration, co-directors Lesli Klainberg and Lisa Ades illustrate archival footage and film clips with dozens of interviews. They also Read More

2006
In the Company of Women

Crew: Producer

Actors: Allison Anders, Lisa Cholodenko, Patricia Clarkson, Jodie Foster, Shari Frilot

Synopsis: Gini Reticker and Lesli Klainberg direct the 74-minute documentary In the Company of Women, a production of the Independent Film Channel. The film offers an introduction to the major women of independent filmmaking, starting in the 1980s. It includes commentary from directors Allison Anders, Lisa Cholodenko Read More

2004
New York, Episode 4: 1898-1918 - The Power and the People

Crew: Producer

Actors: David Ogden Stiers

Synopsis: It was the fire that sparked reform; after 146 people -- mostly women and girls -- died in the ferocious 1911 blaze that gutted the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, it was discovered that the exits had been locked by the management to prevent theft by the workers. At the time, there were no fire laws Read More

1999
New York, Episode 5: 1919-1931 - Cosmopolis

Crew: Producer

Actors: David Ogden Stiers

Synopsis: Calling Prohibition a "noble experiment," New York congressman Fiorello La Guardia then declared the law unenforceable. Throughout most of New York City, this was the correct assessment. This is the fifth episode of the epic PBS documentary series about the "Big Apple." Also covered in this Read More

1999
New York, Episode 2: 1825-1865 - Order and Disorder

Crew: Producer

Actors: David Ogden Stiers

Synopsis: New York of the 19th century was already a haven of celebrities; showman P.T. Barnum's museum drew crowds on Broadway, and up the street the great photographer Mathew Brady stayed busy taking "likenesses" of the rich and famous. However, when British author Charles Dickens visited New York in Read More

1999
New York, Episode 1: 1609-1825 - The Country and the City

Crew: Producer

Actors: David Ogden Stiers

Synopsis: The "Big Apple" has a colorful, influential, and, at times, tragic history that spans nearly four hundred years. This is the first episode in the epic PBS documentary series about the most populous city in the United States. Originally christened "New Amsterdam" by its Dutch founders, the city is Read More

1999
The Way West: The Approach of Civilization, 1865-1869

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Ric Burns' four-part series The Way West focuses on the often untold history of American expansion. Written from the Native American perspective, the documentary begins with the Gold Rush of the 1840s. With an ever-increasing Anglo population, the West became a hotbed of racial strife. The Way Read More

1995
The Way West: Westward - The Course of Empire Takes its Way, 1845-1864

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Ric Burns' four-part series The Way West explores the short and violent history of American expansion. Taking its title from philosopher George Berkeley's beliefs in manifest destiny, The Way West: Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way, 1845-1864 focuses on the history of the West from 1845 Read More

1995
The Way West: Ghost Dance, 1877-1893

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Ric Burns' four-part series The Way West comes to an end with the final episode The Way West: Ghost Dance, 1877-1893. Chronicling these years, the release again focuses on the Native American perspective. Western expansion meant the death of many Indian rights and the seizure of tribal lands. Read More

1995
The Way West: The War for the Black Hills, 1870-1876

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: The Way West gives an unprecedented look at the untold history of the West. Bypassing brave pioneers and burly outlaws, director Ric Burns focuses on Native American sacrifices. The Way West: The War for the Black Hills, 1870-1876 documents the continuing battle for territory between these years. Read More

1995
American Experience: Coney Island

Crew: Co-producer

Synopsis: The emergence of American mass culture is intimately connected to the history of Coney Island. From the mid-1800s, New York's Coney Island emerged as a playland where the fabulous and fantastic met. Coney Island is Ric Burns' loving documentary about a unique time and place in American history Read More

1993
American Experience: The Donner Party

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: In 1846, a group of over eighty Westward-bound pioneers were headed to the coast of California from Illinois, which had itself only recently been brought up to "civilized" status. They made it to a pass high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California when they were halted by a truly monstrous Read More

1992