L i s a R u s s e l l

AI Filmmaker & Creative Economy Innovator

Regional Emmy® Award–winning filmmaker · AI Artist · Founder, ArtsEnvoy.ai · UN & Global Stages

EXPLORE MY WORK

AI Art & Films

Speaking, Keynotes & Workshops

Writing, Curation & Thought Leadership

Leadership & Platforms

Works at the intersection of art, AI, and global systems

Lisa Russell is a Regional Emmy® Award–winning filmmaker and creative AI strategist whose work spans film festivals, the United Nations, and global policy spaces. She builds narrative tools, platforms, and films that help artists, youth, and institutions engage technology with imagination, ethics, and narrative power - especially in moments of global transition.

LISA'S FILMOGRAPHY

Lisa has worked as an independent filmmaker and has a 20-year portfolio of films that span the globe.

SELECT FILMS

AI FILMS

Last Broadcast from Earth

(AI short film premiered at the AI for Good Global Summit)

You Decide

(AI short film opened the UN High-Level Launch of the Global Dialogue on AI Governace)

Moving On

(AI short film premiered at the COP29 Climate Change Conference)

Climate Hax

TRADITIONAL FILMS

Mother's Cry

(Short poetry film premiered during the 2015 SDG Summit)

Heroines of Health

(Short documentary film executive produced by GE Healthcare)

UN International Year of Creative Economy

(Short film for the IFC/World Bank Group Sustainability Exchange)

#Create2030

(Short promo video commissioned by former UN Assistant Secretary-General Thomas Gass)

SCREENPLAYS

A Revolutionary Act

(2020 Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Quarterfinalist)

Madame Secretary-General

ARTSENVOY.AI

ArtsEnvoy.ai is an AI-powered arts and storytelling platform supporting creators, educators, and institutions—particularly across Africa and the Global South—to build ethical, culturally grounded creative work.

FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS

AI Open Mic

→ Live & digital performance layer for AI-powered poetry, voice, and narrative