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.

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. The film was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2023.

In 2024, Lisa executive produced SPEAK. a feature documentary that premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. The film was awarded the Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights at the Full Frame Documentary Festival in 2025.

When Lisa isn't consulting on films, she works as an adjunct professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. 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 YearTitle Contribution Note 2025 Speak. Executive producer Documentary 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 YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2025 WonKathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights Documentary Feature SPEAK. WonCine Paris Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature WonFilmocracy FestBest Documentary Feature WonRaw Science Film FestivalRaw Breakthrough Award in Science Communication2014 NominatedClio AwardsLong FormThe Comeback Initiative 2004 WonGolden Eagle Cine AwardProfessional Telecast Non-Fiction DivisionWomen on the Frontlines