
Stephen Ives
Directing
Biography
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 “br
🎬 Movies (20)

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026
Executive Producer

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023
Director

Citizen Hearst
2021
Director

Ailey
2021
Executive Producer

Sealab
2019
Director

Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
2019
Director

Grand Coulee Dam
2017
Director

The Great War
2017
Director

Space Men
2016
Producer

The Big Burn
2015
Director

1964
2014
Director

Custer's Last Stand
2012
Director

Panama Canal
2011
Director

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

Amato: A Love Affair with Opera
2001
Director

Lindbergh
1990
Director







