Director
Stephen Ives
16 films
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.”
Best known for
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023 · Producer, Writer
On Kanopy
1964
2014 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
The Big Burn
2015 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
2019 · Writer, Director
On OVID
Grand Coulee Dam
2017 · Director
On Kanopy
Custer's Last Stand
2012 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
Filmography 16
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023 · Producer, Writer
On Kanopy
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
2019 · Writer, Director
On OVID
Sealab
2019 · Director
Grand Coulee Dam
2017 · Director
On Kanopy
Space Men
2016 · Producer
The Big Burn
2015 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
1964
2014 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Custer's Last Stand
2012 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
Panama Canal
2011 · Director
On Kanopy
Roads to Memphis
2010 · Director
Kit Carson
2008 · Director
New Orleans
2007 · Director
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City
2005 · Director
Seabiscuit
2003 · Director, Producer
Amato: A Love Affair with Opera
2001 · Director, Producer
Lindbergh
1990 · Director, Producer