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Matthew Heineman

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Matthew Heineman

Born
(age 42)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Credits
20 titles

Biography

Matthew Heineman (born June 6, 1983) 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 Feature 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 travelling 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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Signature work

Known For

Crew credits 20

YearTitleJob
TBA Untitled Maria Felix Biopic Film Director
TBA Untitled Paradise Camp Fire Project Film Director
TBA The Savant TV Director, Executive Producer (6 ep)
2026 Forever, For Now Film Producer, Editor
2025 One Battle After Another Film Thanks
2023 American Symphony Film Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
2023 Transition Film Executive Producer
2022 Retrograde Film Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
2021 The First Wave Film Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2021 Tiger TV Executive Producer, Director (2 ep)
2020 The Boy from Medellín Film Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
2018 A Private War Film Director, Producer
2018 When Lambs Become Lions Film Executive Producer
2018 The Trade TV Director, Executive Producer (9 ep)
2017 City of Ghosts Film Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
2016 The Third Man Film Producer, Director
2015 Cartel Land Film Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2012 Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare Film Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2009 Our Time Film Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2006 Overcoming the Storm Film Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
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