Kristen Lappas
Production
Kristen Lappas is a director and producer with Words + Pictures. Lappas has twice won Emmys for her short sports documentaries (Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible and A Mountain to Climb) and has also had her work featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, and honored by AFI Docs, the NAMIC Vision Awards, Critics Choice Awards, and more. Most recently, Lappas directed a 30 for 30 multi-part documentary called “Dream On,” which is currently available on ESPN+ and Hulu. The project was nominated for an IDA award and Lappas won in the “Best Non-Fiction Show Director” category at the Women’s Image Awards for the series.
Known for
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- 2026The Moment Director
- 2024Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Executive Producer
- 2024Giannis: The Marvelous Journey Director, Producer
- 2023The Lionheart Executive Producer
- 2022Dream On Director
- 2021Al Davis vs. The NFL Producer
- 2020Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible Director
- 2020Saving the Tenement Producer
- 2020Be Water Producer