I have spent much of my life making art. Painting, storytelling, cinematography--art is my drug. I produced my first play in elementary school where I wrote, directed, designed the scenery...I was hooked. . . I even did the sound stage and lighting. Later, I was involved in local theater work, taking on the roles of acting, directing, and producing. In high school, I wrote, directed, produced my first short on a camcorder. It was about escaping the stresses of life by hitting the road on a motorbike. I recruited actors, managed costuming, lighting, special effects...I even wrote the musical score for the film. It was terrible--grainy, horrible sound quality, but I was enthralled with the medium of film and the process.

I became fascinated with cameras due to a close family member's work in photography. I produced a few limited distribution shorts, instantly addicted to bringing the worlds that I could envision to life .

I had become keenly aware of the singular ability to truth-tell with cinema. Capturing truths on camera whether beautiful or aggrieved in the most honest and organic fashion became my artistic mission statement.

The stories I tell with film aren't about me, rather I am blessed that they come through me, with a life of their own, with their own stories to tell. This authenticity is sacrosanct to me. Honoring the truth that unfolds and telling it in the clearest way possible is what my documentaries are about.

The impetus for Our Bus is On Fire comes from our incendiary climate of political upheaval, discrimination, and injustice. Consumed by a fire to tell the individual stories of those who have everything at stake, Lisa traveled to the heart of the Civil Rights movement of the sixties to have in depth conversations with the new rise of social justice seekers.