We create entertaining, inspiring stories for audiences of all ages.
Through comedy, drama, faith, musicals, and thrillers, we build lasting, impactful stories for FILM, TV SERIES, SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED CONTENT.
A veteran of the film industry, Lisa is an award winning director, writer, show-runner, and producer with over twenty years experience in Film, Television, and Stage. An advocate of co-viewing, female-driven, family-friendly, and purpose-driven projects, Lisa strives to create stories that will entertain and inspire audiences. Her projects include The One, Kids Who Flip Challenge, Kids Who Flip, Bringing Back Christmas, County Rescue 1 & 2, Into The Spotlight, One Nation Under God, Kid Combat, Caged No More, Camp Cool Kids, Because of Gracia, Christmas Angel, among others.
Lisa was honored by ICFF and KIFF as the recipient of the OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN FILM award and the Leadership Excellence Award.
Lisa is the Executive Director of Check The Gate Productions. She continues to mentor individuals in the film industry, assist her colleagues to reach excellence with their projects, and make a difference through filmmaking.
“Lisa Arnold is a gifted director with an incredible eye and focus on performance and visual storytelling. She is a great collaborator and is always looking for the best ideas to bring out the excellence in every project. She is also a wonderful person and a joy to work with.”
“Lisa Arnold’s film making incorporates 2 exciting elements: (1.) her ability to be extremely creative while developing relatable characters for an audience. And (2.) She’s a technician who knows what great lighting, effective artistic design, and good camera work look like. She will build beautiful pictures for many years to come.”
““Lisa Arnold is a pro! She comes so prepared not just for her as the Director but all aspects of production. She knows exactly what she wants and gets it. She is fast and extremely thorough. I would work with her again and again. The moment she walked on set the entire crew was happy. She works hard, gets it done, allows people to be creative around her all the while getting great footage and getting the actors to hit their marks. I look forward to working with Lisa again.”
“Lisa Arnold is a creative genius who knows how to tell a story that will captivate an audience. She is a producer’s dream and an actor’s director. She is that rare combination of a confidant leader and a true collaborator.”
“Lisa Arnold to be our Director for INTO THE SPOTLIGHT was the best decision we made on our filmmaking journey. Her experience in storytelling as a director, producer, actress, and writer brought so many dimensions of excellence to our project. The fact that cast and crew jump at the chance to work with her again says all you need to know about how well Lisa serves those she leads.”
“Lisa directed two episodes of a TV series that I executive produced. She came prepared and interacted with the cast and crew on a level of excellence. We had some challenging conditions with some of our locations and she met each one with grace. I would absolutely work with Lisa again. Her talent is of high standards and her great character is appreciated.”