Director Kristi Zea has been in the contemporary film scene for over three decades and is acclaimed for her work as a Production Designer, Costume Designer and Producer of major feature films of the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. She production designed Martin Scorsese’s films New York Stories (1989), Goodfellas (Academy Award Winner 1990), and The Departed (Academy Award Winner 2006); Jonathan Demme’s films Married to the Mob (1988), Beloved (1998), Silence of the Lambs (Academy Award Winner 1991) Philadelphia (Academy Award Winner 1993), Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Barry Levinson’s Sleepers (1996). Zea also production designed Brett Ratner’s Red Dragon (2002); and Roger Michelle’s Changing Lanes (2002); as well as Neil Jordan’s The Brave One (2007); Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road (2008) for which Zea was nominated for an Oscar in Production Design ; Nancy Meyer’s The Intern (2015); NBC’s American Odyssey (2015), and The Comedian (2016) starring Robert DeNiro. Additional credits include costume designer for Alan Parker’s Fame (1980), Shoot the Moon (1982), and Birdy (1984) as well as James L. Brooks’Terms of Endearment (1983) and Larry Kasdan’s Silverado (1985). Zea assoc. produced James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News (1987) and produced Oscar nominee As Good As It Gets (1997). She also produced and designed the independent film The Joneses (2009) starring Demi Moore and David Duchovny. Zea’s most recent credits include: NBC’s series New Amsterdam (2018) which she production designed and directed two episodes. Zea also directed HBO’s Critic’s Choice nominee Notes from the Field starring Anna Deavere Smith (2018). She also produced and directed the American Master’s documentary Everybody Knows… Elizabeth Murray. Her most recent film, is an art performance short Talking Pictures starring Bowery Arts & Science’s acclaimed poet and educator Bob Holman.