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Bronx-born Lisa Leone graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design where she majored in photography. She began her career as a photographer shooting musicians such as Moby, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, as well as personalities like Debi Mazar and Spike Lee. She worked for British Vogue and VIBE where she was a contributing photographer and columnist for two years. While shooting stills on a music video the director asked Lisa to shoot B-roll. So began her career as a cinematographer shooting music videos for artists including TLC, D’Angelo and The Brand New Heavies. Lisa worked on Stanley Kubrick’s last film "Eyes Wide Shut" and directed films such as "Exactly," “Woinshet” and a series of short films for Tommy Hilfiger’s “Dreaming” campaign. In July 2012 “Union Square,” a film Lisa shot, opened theatrically starring Mira Sorvino and Tammy Blanchard, directed by Nancy Savoca. In May 2012 her solo photography show opened at HVW8 Art + Design [...]