Matthew Heineman

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1983-11-30 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Matthew Heineman

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 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 traveling in an RV with th...

Production

2021

The First Wave

as Director

2021

The First Wave

as Producer

2020

2020

2023

2023

American Symphony

as Director of Photography

2023

2018

When Lambs Become Lions

as Executive Producer

2022

Retrograde

as Director

2015

Cartel Land

as Director

2021

2023

Transition

as Executive Producer

2006

2016

The Third Man

as Producer

2006

2023

2006

Overcoming the Storm

as Director of Photography

2020

The Boy from Medellín

as Director of Photography

2021

The First Wave

as Director of Photography

2022

Retrograde

as Director of Photography

2009

Our Time

as Director of Photography

2009

Our Time

as Editor

2022

Retrograde

as Producer

2009

Our Time

as Producer

2022

Retrograde

as Editor

2009

Our Time

as Writer

2009

Our Time

as Director

2015

Cartel Land

as Producer

2015

Cartel Land

as Editor

2017

City of Ghosts

as Director

2017

City of Ghosts

as Producer

2017

City of Ghosts

as Director of Photography

2017

2018

A Private War

as Director

2015

Cartel Land

as Director of Photography

2018

A Private War

as Producer

2016

The Third Man

as Director

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