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Matthew Heineman

Matthew Heineman

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 30, 1983 (41)
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Matthew Heineman (born November 30, 1983; Washington) is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. His inspiration and fascination with American history led him to early success with the documentary film Cartel Land, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feat ... ure Film, a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, and won three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2009, Heineman founded his New York–based production company Our Time Projects, Inc., which would later release Our Time, his first documentary film about what it's like to be young in America, which he shot in the lower 48 states while traveling in an RV with three of his friends after graduating from college. His 2021 film The First Wave received the Pare Lorentz Award from the International Documentary Association, was shortlisted for an Academy Award, and was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. The 2022 film Retrograde was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing at the Producers Guild of America Awards and won Outstanding Editing at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards.

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Filmography

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American Symphony

American Symphony

2023

Director of Photography, Editor

Retrograde

Retrograde

2022

Director of Photography, Editor

The First Wave

The First Wave

2021

Director of Photography, Editor

The Boy from Medellín

The Boy from Medellín

2020

Director of Photography, Editor

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017

Director of Photography, Editor

Cartel Land

Cartel Land

2015

Director of Photography, Editor

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

2012

Director of Photography, Editor

Our Time

Our Time

2009

Director of Photography, Writer, Editor

American Symphony

American Symphony

2023

Director

Retrograde

Retrograde

2022

Director

The First Wave

The First Wave

2021

Director

The Boy from Medellín

The Boy from Medellín

2020

Director

A Private War

A Private War

2018

Director

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017

Director

The Third Man

The Third Man

2016

Director

Cartel Land

Cartel Land

2015

Director

Our Time

Our Time

2009

Director

American Symphony

American Symphony

2023

Producer

Retrograde

Retrograde

2022

Producer

The First Wave

The First Wave

2021

Producer

The Boy from Medellín

The Boy from Medellín

2020

Producer

A Private War

A Private War

2018

Producer

When Lambs Become Lions

When Lambs Become Lions

2018

Executive Producer

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017

Producer

The Third Man

The Third Man

2016

Producer

Cartel Land

Cartel Land

2015

Producer

Our Time

Our Time

2009

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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