Trish Adlesic

Trish Adlesic
Born
Patricia Adlesic

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationHunter College
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • location manager
Years active1990–present

Patricia "Trish" Adlesic[1] is an American documentary film director and producer. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

Early life

Adlesic was born in Pittsburgh, the youngest of six children of Mary and Joseph Adlesic;[2][3] her mother was a nurse and her father worked in education.[4] She is of Irish and Slovenian descent.[5] She graduated from Shaler Area High School and attended Hunter College, majoring in communications and psychology with a minor in music theory.[2][6]

Career

She worked as a location manager on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where she met actress Mariska Hargitay. When Hargitay wanted to make a documentary about the Amerian rape kit backlog, she asked Adlesic to co-direct.[2] The documentary, titled I Am Evidence, was released in 2017.[7] The following year, Adlesic had been visiting her father in Pittsburgh when the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting occurred.[8] After the shooting, she moved back to Pittsburgh and spent the next three years directing and co-producing A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.[9] In 2025, she collaborated once again with Mariska Hargitay, producing Hargitay's feature directorial debut film My Mom Jayne, which premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.[10][11]

Filmography

As director and producer

Year Title Director Producer Notes Ref.
2010 Gasland No Yes [12]
2013 Gasland Part II No Yes
2017 I Am Evidence Yes No [13]
2022 A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Yes Yes [14]
Pay or Die No Executive [15]
2023 The ABCs of Book Banning Yes Yes Short film [16]
2025 My Mom Jayne No Yes [17]

Other credits

Film

Year Title Notes Ref.
1993 Household Saints Post-production supervisor [18]
1995 The Basketball Diaries Assistant location manager [5]
1996 Night Falls on Manhattan Assistant location manager [19]
1997 Gold in the Streets Location manager
As Good as It Gets Assistant location manager [19]
1998 Black Dog Location manager
My Husband's Secret Life Location manager
Meet Joe Black Assistant location manager [20]
1999 The Insider Location manager
2000 Finding Forrester Location manager [5]
Looking for an Echo Production supervisor [19]
2002 In America Production supervisor [5]
2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Production supervisor
2007 Dinosaurs Alive! Unit production manager

Television

Year Title Notes Ref.
1990–1993 Law & Order Location coordinator
1994–1995 The Cosby Mysteries Location manager
1999–2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Location manager [2]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Academy Awards 2011 Best Documentary Feature Film Gasland Nominated [21]
2024 Best Documentary Short Film The ABCs of Book Banning Nominated [22]
Cinema Eye Honors 2019 Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Film for Broadcast I Am Evidence Nominated [23]
Cleveland International Film Festival 2018 ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman Nominated
Local Heroes Competition Nominated
Hamptons International Film Festival 2017 Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice Won [24]
News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2014 Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research Gasland Part II Nominated
2019 Best Documentary I Am Evidence Won
Outstanding Investigative Documentary Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards 2011 Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Gasland Nominated [25]
Provincetown International Film Festival 2017 Audience Award for Best Documentary I Am Evidence Won [26]
Traverse City Film Festival 2017 Best Documentary Film Won
Windsor International Film Festival 2017 Women of WIFF Won

References

  1. ^ "Patricia Adlesic". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d White, Dana (13 November 2018). "This Local Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Works as a Force for Good". Hudson Valley. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ Vancheri, Barbara (28 January 2011). "Pittsburgh native up for doc Oscar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Vol. 84, no. 181. p. E-5. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ruiz, Tony (12 February 2024). "Trish Adlesic ('The ABCs of Book Banning'): Oscar-nominated doc reveals 'the underbelly of suppression and hate' [Exclusive Video Interview]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Trish Adlesic". Irish America. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ^ Owen, Rob (24 October 2022). "TV Talk: Shaler grad directs 'A Tree of Life' documentary for HBO". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. ^ Bentley, Jean (29 November 2017). "Mariska Hargitay and 'I Am Evidence' Want to Eliminate the Rape Kit Backlog". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. ^ Bahr, Lindsey (19 November 2022). "Tree of Life shooting survivors' stories told in documentary". AP News. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. ^ O'Driscoll, Bill (24 October 2022). "New documentary digs deeper into the lives, legacies of Tree of Life shooting survivors, families". 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  10. ^ Porter, Rick (8 April 2025). "Mariska Hargitay Directing HBO Documentary About Her Mother, Jayne Mansfield". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. ^ Lang, Brent (17 May 2025). "Mariska Hargitay Tears Up at Cannes Premiere of 'My Mom Jayne,' Shares Bombshell Secret About Real Biological Father". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  12. ^ Bennett, Megan (20 February 2024). "Newsmakers: Trish Adlesic and Nazenet Habtezghi". American Libraries. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (10 March 2014). "Mariska Hargitay to Produce Documentary on Rape Kit Backlog (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  14. ^ Tangcay, Jazz; Zee, Michaela; Panaligan, EJ; Reul, Katie (12 October 2022). "'A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting' Sees Timely Trailer Release Amid Continued Anti-Semitism in Media – Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  15. ^ Carey, Matthew (9 March 2023). "SXSW First Look: Sky High Cost Of Insulin Threatens Lives In Competition Documentary 'Pay Or Die'". Deadline. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  16. ^ Galuppo, Mia (17 February 2024). "'The ABCs of Book Banning' Depicts the Fiery Subject From a Child's "Insightful" Eye". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  17. ^ Rice, Lynette (8 April 2025). "Mariska Hargitay-Helmed Doc 'My Mom Jayne' To Air On HBO This June". Deadline. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Household Saints Press Kit" (pdf). Milestone Films. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  19. ^ a b c Jackson, Vincent (6 May 1998). "'Looking for an Echo' wraps up at Taj Mahal". The Press of Atlantic City. Vol. XCVIII, no. 126. p. B8. Retrieved 19 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Rohde, David (6 July 1997). "Film Crews Are Generating The Magic and the Backlash". The New York Times. p. 13-7. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  21. ^ Finke, Nikki (25 January 2011). "83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations: 'King's Speech' Leads With 12; 'True Grit' 10, 'Social Network' And 'Inception' 8 (But Nolan Blanked Again For Best Director)". Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  22. ^ Davis, Clayton (5 March 2024). "Final Oscar Predictions: Documentary Short – 'ABCs of Book Banning' Tackles Florida's Assault on LGBTQ and Racial Stories, and It Just Might Win". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  23. ^ Kilday, Gregg (11 January 2019). "'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Earns Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  24. ^ Nobil, Taryn (11 October 2017). "Hamptons International Film Festival Announces 2017 Audience Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  25. ^ Finke, Nikki (14 July 2011). "63rd Primetime Emmy Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  26. ^ Rooney, David (18 June 2017). "'Little Pink House,' 'I Am Evidence' Win Provincetown Festival Audience Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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