Stephen Ives
Known For: Directing
Biography
Stephen Ives has directed some of the most-watched films in the history of public television. His work has also appeared on HBO, in major film festivals across the country, and on the front page of the New York Times digital edition. His landmark series The West was seen by more than 38 million people nationwide during its PBS premiere. Caryn James of the New York Times wrote that The West was “fiercely and brilliantly rooted in fact. . . ,” and The New York Daily News called the programs a “breathtakingly beautiful series of films. . . that make riveting TV.”
Filmography
2026
- American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History ... (Producer)
2021
- Ailey ... (Executive Producer)
- Citizen Hearst ... (Director)
2019
- Sealab ... (Director)
- Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes ... (Writer)
2017
- The Great War ... (Writer)
- Grand Coulee Dam ... (Script)
2016
- Space Men ... (Producer)
2015
- The Big Burn ... (Writer)
2014
- 1964 ... (Director)
2013
- Constitution USA with Peter Sagal ... (Director)
2012
- Custer's Last Stand ... (Writer)
2011
- Panama Canal ... (Director)
2010
- Roads to Memphis ... (Director)
2008
- Kit Carson ... (Director)
2007
- New Orleans ... (Director)
2005
- Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City ... (Director)
2003
- Reporting America at War ... (Director)
- Seabiscuit ... (Director)
2001
- Amato: A Love Affair with Opera ... (Director)
1996
- The West ... (Director)
1994
- Baseball ... (Consulting Producer)
1990
- The Civil War ... (Producer)
- Lindbergh ... (Director)
1988
- American Experience as Himself - Director