7.1
TV
Directing
Stephen T. Maing
- Credits
- 19 titles
Biography
Stephen Maing is an Emmy-winning New York-based filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor known for observational, longitudinal documentaries about power and resistance. He co-directed UNION (2024), which won a Special Jury Award at Sundance, and directed, filmed, and edited Crime + Punishment (2018), which won a Sundance Special Jury Award, an Emmy for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, and was Oscar-shortlisted. Other credits include High Tech, Low Life, The Surrender, Dirty Gold, and The Great Experiment. He is a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, a United States Artists Fellow, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Signature work
Known For
7.1
TV
7.2
Movie
All the Empty Rooms
5.4
Movie
Look into My Eyes
6.3
Movie
After the Bite
7.2
Movie
Crime + Punishment
6.9
TV
POV
7.7
Movie
Union
7.5
Movie
High Tech, Low Life
3.5
Movie
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
7.2
Movie
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
2.0
Movie
The Surrender
8.0
Movie
Emergent City
10.0
Movie
Basic Emotions
Movie
The Strike
Movie
The Release
Movie
Local One
Movie
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Movie
The Great Experiment
Crew credits 19
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Basic Emotions Film | Editor |
| 2026 | The Great Experiment Film | Director |
| 2025 | All the Empty Rooms Film | Editor |
| 2025 | Local One Film | Director, Cinematography, Editor |
| 2024 | Union Film | Director, Editor |
| 2024 | Look into My Eyes Film | Director of Photography |
| 2024 | Emergent City Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Strike Film | Consulting Producer |
| 2023 | After the Bite Film | Director of Photography |
| 2018 | Nothing Is Truer than Truth Film | Co-Producer, Camera Operator |
| 2018 | Dirty Money TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Crime + Punishment Film | Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematography |
| 2016 | The Release Film | Director |
| 2015 | The Surrender Film | Director |
| 2013 | Hers To Lose Film | Director |
| 2013 | ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage Film | Co-Producer, Cinematography, Additional Editor |
| 2012 | High Tech, Low Life Film | Director |
| 2007 | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Film | Editor |
| 1988 | POV TV | Director, Cinematography, Editor (1 ep) |