LISANNE SKYLER is an award-winning director and screenwriter of social issue-themed fiction and nonfiction films. Portraying subjects ranging from domestic violence and systemic racism to Las Vegas and the contemporary art world, Skyler's films have been official selections of Sundance, New York Film Festival, South x Southwest, San Francisco International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, and have broadcast and/or streamed on HBO, PBS, Sundance Channel and international platforms worldwide. For her critically acclaimed feature film debut GETTING TO KNOW YOU, Skyler was nominated for an Independent Spirit "Someone to Watch Award." Skyler was Oscar Shortlisted for her HBO Documentary Film BRILLO BOX (3¢ Off), which was released on HBO and in over 300 countries worldwide. She is currently in post on the documentary series THIS SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, about the 1980s NYC club scene. Skyler is represented as a writer/director by Matt DiPaolo, Zero Gravity Management.

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