Matthew Heineman

Documentary Filmmaker; Director and Producer, "City of Ghosts" and "Cartel Land"

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Matthew Heineman Biography

Matthew Heineman is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in New York. His latest film Cartel Land was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where Heineman won the Best Director Award and Special Jury Prize for Cinematography.

The film was released theatrically nationwide by The Orchard in July 2015 and had its broadcast premiere on A&E in January 2016. Heineman won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award from the Director’s Guild of America for the film, as well as the Courage Under Fire Award from the International Documentary Association “in recognition of conspicuous bravery in the pursuit of truth.” He was also named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2015. In addition, Cartel Land was nominated for a Gotham Award, Critics’ Choice Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, and was recently presented with the 2015 Documentary Award by the prestigious George Polk Awards in Investigative Journalism.

Previously, he directed and produced a feature-length documentary Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. It premiered at Sundance 2012, won numerous awards at festivals across the country, and was released by Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate to critical praise in October 2012. The film premiered on CNN in March 2013, and was subsequently nominated for an Emmy.

Heineman collaborated for two years with a team at HBO on the groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated HBO series, The Alzheimer's Project, which aired in May 2009. He also directed and produced Our Time – a feature length documentary about what it's like to be young in today's America. Heineman has directed several short films and commercials and is in development on a few different projects.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/03/2024.

Matthew Heineman Videos

  • Interview with Matthew Heineman, Director - CARTEL LAND ...
  • Matthew Heineman, "Escape Fire" - YouTube
  • Why Matt Heineman made 'Cartel Land' (Feb. 2, 2016) | Charlie ...

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