Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern
Producers/Directors
Lookalike Productions represents the diverse collaborative efforts of twin sister filmmakers Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern, whose television and film productions have earned them a combined 16 Emmy Awards. Lookalike is a full-service production company that produces short and long form documentary films; television specials and series; live events; award shows; commercials; and films for schools, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, Lookalike offers expertise in marketing, creative design, music composition and script writing. But perhaps this says it best:
"What does a Lookalike Production have in common with me? Original, unexpected, sassy, colorful, layered, complex, inspiring, complete. They're simply the GREATEST!"
- Muhammad Ali
Telling stories on film is Lookalike's specialty:
During her twelve year tenure as former Producer / Director at NBC Sports and Olympics, Lisa Lax became one of the most respected production talents in the business. In her role as head of NBC's Olympic profiles unit, Lax supervised the production of more than 500 feature stories on the world's best Olympians. Lax also produced and directed several documentary films that were highlights of NBC's Olympic coverage during the Atlanta, Sydney and Salt Lake City Games, including Emmy Award winning "The Wonders of Rome", critically acclaimed "Twice Born - Muhammad Ali" and "Peggy & Dorothy".
Nancy Stern's remarkable talents include a vast expertise in producing live events, network television specials and scripted dramas. Her credits are notable for their variety, quantity and quality in sports, entertainment and news. Stern was the first woman to produce the world's most famous bicycle race, The Tour de France, and the American classic, ABC's Wide World of Sports. Displaying her versatility, Stern segued into Daytime television and created a new look in Daytime Drama as consulting producer and director for the two-time Emmy Award winning soap opera "The City". She served as the co-executive producer for the primetime broadcast of the 1997 Daytime Emmy Awards. Stern also served as executive producer and director of NBC's critically acclaimed and highly rated Special "The Cosby Show... A Look Back".
In 2002, Nancy and Lisa became partners in Lookalike Productions, where their first collaboration was the award-winning documentary "Emmanuel's Gift". The film highlighted the courageous efforts of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah as he fought for the rights of his 2,000,000 fellow disabled in Ghana, West Africa. "Emmanuel's Gift" sparked a call to action. In July, 2006, Ghana's Parliament passed a Disability Bill that had been ignored for decades, guaranteeing unparalleled rights for this long-overlooked community.
In 2008, Lisa and Nancy Directed and Produced "Let It Out: The Movie", a documentary film presented by Kleenex where Olympic legends, Olympic hopefuls and fans share their most emotion-filled memories of the Games, as never been told before.
In conjunction with Sesame Workshop and Worldwide Pants, Lookalike Productions has just completed a half-hour prime time special for PBS, "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change", featuring Queen Latifah, Elmo and John Mayer, tells the stories of four military families who are dealing with issues when a parent comes home from Iraq or Afghanistan with a physical or "invisible" injury.
Lisa and Nancy reside in New Jersey with their husbands and children