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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

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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

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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

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As director and producer

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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

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Film

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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

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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

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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

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  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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