Hailing from the vibrant city of Newark, NJ, Lisa Durden is a force to be reckoned with as a Social Justice Journalist, an Award-winning Filmmaker, and a true Multi-hyphenate Media Maker. She’s a passionate storyteller, driven by a relentless dedication to share the narratives of underserved communities, which led her to establish Lisa Durden Unlimited Productions, a dynamic Multi-Media Company committed to crafting powerful stories that amplify voices that often go unheard.
Lisa's star is rising as her impressive body of work boasts of her contributions in groundbreaking projects that challenge conventions and inspire change including – as a Producer for the ABC 20/20 documentary special, 'Diary Of A Killer;' the Supervising Story Producer for the unscripted Hulu Series, 'The Conversations Project;’ Director of the upcoming short documentary 'Blind Divas,' a concept that triumphed at the Lightbeam TV Pitch Competition during the 22nd African American Women In Cinema International Film Festival; Associate Producer of the A&E Network Series 'Neighborhood Wars 2;' Director of 'Girls Matter,' a short documentary that clinched the prestigious Best Animation award at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival in 2021, later distributed by LightbeamTV; Assistant Director of The Verizon PSA, 'Conversations With Mom;' Producer of the award-winning PBS 2019 Online Festival Short Film, 'Paris Blues in Harlem;' Co-producer of the award-winning film, 'TITLE VII;’ Conceived & Produced the Live Twitter Chat for the award-winning PBS ‘Maya Angelou’ Film; former Broadcast Manager for Black Public Media's AfroPoP Series;’ and Senior Producer of ImageNation's star-studded ‘Revolution Awards.’ Her role as Associate Producer of the award-winning PBS documentary 'Soul Food Junkies' and the Peabody award-winning, Prime-Time Emmy, and NAACP Image Awards nominated Sundance Channel docu-series, 'Brick City 1,' allowed her to shape and elevate the stories of the African diaspora.
In 2021, Lisa earned her Masters In Fine Arts Degree in Social Documentary Film from New York's School Of Visual Arts, setting her sights on molding the next generation of creatives.