Documentary filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal did not go to film school, but their resumes prove that it's not even remotely necessary. Having worked with director Michael Moore on iconic documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and his latest, Where To Invade Next, as well as directing their own films, the producing pair (a couple with a young son) have joined the ranks of the legendary documentarians from whom they learned.
In the mid-90s, someone slipped Lessin a VHS tape of Moore's new reality show, TV Nation. Moore had just made Roger and Me and was given carte blanche by NBC for the show. Lessin was so impressed that she "stalked" — in her words — the production team. She managed to secure a job on the crew; within a year, she was running the show. That was the beginning of what is now a 20+ year relationship with the director.
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