About
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 “breathtakingly beautiful series of films. . . that make riveting TV.”
Filmography
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez2026 · Executive Producer
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History2023 · Director, Producer, Writer
Citizen Hearst2021 · Writer, Director
Ailey2021 · Executive Producer
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes2019 · Director, Writer
Sealab2019 · Director
Grand Coulee Dam2017 · Director, Script
The Great War2017 · Writer, Director
Space Men2016 · Producer
The Big Burn2015 · Director, Writer
19642014 · Writer, Director
Custer's Last Stand2012 · Director, Writer
Panama Canal2011 · Director
Roads to Memphis2010 · Director
Kit Carson2008 · Director
New Orleans2007 · Director
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City2005 · Director
Seabiscuit2003 · Director, Producer
Amato: A Love Affair with Opera2001 · Director, Producer
Lindbergh1990 · Director, Producer




















