Stephen Ives
Directing
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.”
Known for
Directing22
tvCitizen Hearst
2021
Director
movieSealab
2019
Director
movieGrand Coulee Dam
2017
Director
movieThe Great War
2017
Director
tvThe Great War
2017
Director
movieThe Big Burn
2015
Director
movie1964
2014
Director
movieCuster's Last Stand
2012
Director
moviePanama Canal
2011
Director
movieRoads to Memphis
2010
Director
movieKit Carson
2008
Director
movieNew Orleans
2007
Director
tvReporting America at War
2003
Director
movieSeabiscuit
2003
Director
tvThe West
1996
Director
movieLindbergh
1990
Director
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Director
Writing10
tvCitizen Hearst
2021
Writer
movieThe Great War
2017
Writer
tvThe Great War
2017
Writer
movieThe Big Burn
2015
Writer
movie1964
2014
Writer
tvThe West
1996
Writer
Production9
movieAmerican Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026
Executive Producer
movieAiley
2021
Executive Producer
movieSpace Men
2016
Producer
movieSeabiscuit
2003
Producer
tvBaseball
1994
Consulting Producer
movieLindbergh
1990
Producer
tvThe Civil War
1990
Producer
Acting1
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Himself - Director