LETTER FROM THE ceo

Welcome to Lioness Media Arts where we strive to address human rights issues through compelling documentary and podcast stories. We have traveled throughout the United States, Africa, India and Europe making documentaries on key issues with partners like the BBC and Channel Four in England as well as with the History Channel, ABC, Discovery, and PBS in America. Working closely with great colleagues and collaborating with Emmy and Academy Award winning talent has made all the difference in bringing unique stories to life that reveal the big picture while capturing the lives of individuals. We love hearing from you so please let us know who you are, where you are, and what interests you in storytelling.

Best Regards, Rachel Lyon

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Rachel Lyon

CEO and Founder

Rachel Lyon is an Emmy award-winning director, producer and writer. She has produced more than 65 documentary films, as well as three feature films. She currently serves as President of Women in Film Cincinnati. Her latest film, Hate Crimes in the Heartland, examines the epidemic of hate crimes in America throughout nearly a century of history in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The film was awarded the prestigious JustFilms grant from the Ford Foundation.

Lyon's films have appeared on ABC, PBS, NBC, CNN, National Geographic, BBC, and the History Channel. Her documentary feature Men Who Molest premiered on the PBS series Frontline and won the National Emmy Award for best research and background material on a continuing story. Her feature film Tell Me a Riddle was directed by Academy Award-winner Lee Grant and stars Academy Award winners Melvyn Douglas and Lila Kedrova. Lyon's other notable features include Thousand Pieces of Gold, starring Academy Award-winner Chris Cooper, and the restoration of Orson Welles' Othello.

Lyon's media and human rights projects include Juror Number Six and the acclaimed Race to Execution, which were both produced for the PBS series Independent Lens. Race to Execution was shown in over 60 cities and played at the most prominent black film festivals in the country.

Lyon's research and writings have been published in important law journals including "Digital Divisions: Racial (In)Justice and the Limits of Social Informatics in the State of Georgia vs. Troy Anthony Davis" in the Northern Kentucky Law Review, and "Media, Race, Crime, and Punishment: Re-Framing Stereotypes in Crime and Human Rights Issues" in the DePaul Law Review.