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LISA DOWNS
DIRECTOR
Lisa started her documentary career at 19 writing and directing the short LOST CHILDREN OF TIBET, filmed on location in India, which went on to win Grand Jury Prize (Documentary Short) at the New York Independent Film & Video Festival.
She has since been working across TV broadcast, producing factual entertainment and documentary.
2011 saw her feature directorial debut with the drama JUST ATE, and recently she directed a short film in the Azores looking at the cultural transition of whaling to whale watching – THE HUNT IS OVER
She also produced and staged the 35th anniversary of Flash Gordon at 195 Piccadilly, home of BAFTA, in London in 2015.
She is currently working on a slate of feature documentaries that look at enduring and iconic films, and the effect they have had on generation after generation.
