About the Filmmaker

Producer and Director
Lisa D’Apolito
Lisa D’Apolito is an Emmy nominated producer and director. Lisa’s film documentary, Love, Gilda was selected as the opening night film of the Tribeca Film Festival, was distributed theatrically through Magnolia Pictures, had a broadcast premiere on CNN and was nominated for 2 creative Emmys. Lisa started as an actress in film, theater and television including a part in Goodfellas. She went on to producing and directing in advertising, making her way to SVP/EP of production at FCB and then starting her own production company 3 Faces Films. Lisa was named one of Variety’s 10 Documentarians to Watch in 2018 and SHOOT Magazines New Directors Showcase 2019. Lisa is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Italy. She is in production with Sea Cellar – the Underwater Wine Mystery and recently completed Shari Lewis and Lambchop and Albert Pyun- King of Cult Movies.