# Lisa Hepner

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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Best Documentary | The Human Trial |
| 2023 | Won | Brussels International Film Festival | Best Documentary | The Human Trial |
| 2022 | Won | Mumbai International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | The Human Trial |
| 2022 | Won | Cine Paris Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | The Human Trial |
| 2022 | Won | Filmocracy Fest | Best Documentary Feature | The Human Trial |
| 2022 | Won | Raw Science Film Festival | Raw Breakthrough Award in Science Communication | The Human Trial |
| 2014 | Nominated | Clio Awards | Long Form | The Comeback Initiative |
| 2004 | Won | Golden Eagle Cine Award | Professional Telecast Non-Fiction Division | Women on the Frontlines |