Ivete Lucas

Using precise and illustrative cinematic images, Ivete Lucas makes verité stories that counter the mythic concepts of America. Ivete was born in Brazil, grew up in Mexico, and lives and works in the United States. Her short films have premiered at Cannes, Sundance, Locarno, Berlin, Toronto, and London International Film Festival, earning over 30 festival awards as well as a Cinema Eye Honor. PAHOKEE, her first feature film directed with her partner Patrick Bresnan, premiered in the Documentary Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and received theatrical distribution in the US and France. Her second feature film NAKED GARDENS premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and IDFA in Amsterdam.Currently, Lee is working on GHOSTS OF CHINATOWN, a scripted crime drama based around the life of China Mac; 26.2, a gritty sports drama about the San Quentin Marathon; a feature doc on AVRIL LAVIGNE; and more. Previously in scripted, Lee directed the Lionsgate feature PUBLIC DISTURBANCE with Bobby Lee and Mike Tyson; and created, wrote and directed THE CLINIC on Hulu. Previously in doc, Lee directed DEFINING MOMENTS on Hulu; music doc series AFTER THE RAVES on Netflix. Lee also executive produced the award-winning PBS series BREAKING BIG, as well as HUNGRY FOR MORE which won a New York Emmy.

Lee has also directed and produced numerous commercial campaigns for Nike, Nissan, Head & Shoulders, Red Bull, adidas, Intel, Gatorade, McDonald's, and American Express, Jaguar and more. For Nike, THE STORY OF AIR MAX and THE STORY OF DUNK broke viewership records for the company. For Nissan, his branded series WITH DAD won the Best Branded Series at the Cynopsis Awards. For Red Bull, his doc SKATE OR DIE on high-risk Native American skater kids on the reservation is now part of the Smithsonian Institute. Lee was also the winner of the Korean Film Council Filmmakers Lab for his feature film script WINTER WAR. Lee and his work have also been featured in the New York Times, LA Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, The Wrap, Paper Magazine and GQ.