Lisa Rovner is an award winning French American filmmaker based in London who got her start directing arty adverts for the likes of Opening Ceremony and Margiela.
In 2021, she released her acclaimed debut feature documentary Sisters with Transistors with Modern Films (UK) Metrograph Pictures (US) and KinoSmith (Canada).
Narrated by Laurie Anderson it premiered at SXSW 2020, won a special mention at CPH:DOX 2020, the Indie Music Award at Indie Lisboa and Grand Prize Music Documentary at FIPADOCS. It was long listed for Best Documentary by British Independent Film Awards. The Guardian gave it 5 stars, NYtimes called it "Bewitching", LAtimes "Fascinating". Wall Street Journal "Hallucinogenic".
When she's not working on feature projects, she makes short films and filmed portraits about and with the people and things she cares about.