elevenFIVE Productions founder Barbara Leibovitz Hellman has a wide range of experiences with creating and leading large-scale nonfiction specials and series, as well as short form branded content with millions of views on social media. Barbara is passionate about developing new work from inception through production to final delivery and thrives in the dynamic intersection of creativity and logistics required to bring innovative ideas to life along with captivating content, excellent writing and creative story structure. 

 

Barbara was on the short list for an ACADEMY AWARD nomination. She created, produced, directed, and distributed critically acclaimed, commercial long-form documentaries and original series covering a wide variety of topics. She won the BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the ROY WEBSTER DEAN FILM AWARD, and the first ROBERT TOWNSEND "TENACITY" AWARD. Most recently she has created long-form non-fiction series for Investigation Discovery and short-form branded videos for Louis Vuitton, IKEA, Canada Goose, UBS, Moncler and Disney - just to name a few. In addition, she filmed and produced for Vogue and Vanity Fair, where she won a WEBBY AWARD for "Call Me Caitlyn”.

 

Credits include: “The 93 Victims of Samuel Little" docu-series Investigation Discovery, "The FBI" National Geographic and PBS, "Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens" American Masters PBS, "Salvaged Lives" Discovery Channel, "Quantico: The Making of an FBI Agent" CNN, "FBI: Takedown" National Geographic Channel, "Swiftwater Rescue" Discovery Channel, "Extreme Aerialists" Discovery Channel, "L.A. Lifeguards" TBS,"Giant Cranes" Discovery Channel, "Cave-In" Discovery Channel, "Addicted to Plastic Surgery" Discovery Channel, "The Love Lab - Episodes 1 to 6" Discovery Health, "Kids Under Pressure" CNN, "Devils Island" Discovery Channel, "Visionaries: What's Inside the Creative Mind" OWN, "Captive: P.O.W. Stories" Military Channel, "Hunting the Dinosaur" TLC, "Mega Excavators" Discovery Channel and many more.