Stephen Ives is a renowned director whose work has been witnessed by a vast audience, with some of his films being among the most-viewed in the history of public television. His impressive body of work has also been showcased on HBO, in major film festivals across the United States, and on the front page of the New York Times digital edition.
One of his most notable achievements is the landmark series, The West, which premiered on PBS and garnered an impressive viewership of over 38 million people nationwide. The series received widespread critical acclaim, with Caryn James of the New York Times praising it as "fiercely and brilliantly rooted in fact," and The New York Daily News describing the programs as a "breathtakingly beautiful series of films that make riveting TV."
